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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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The RAIN scale: A good intention that falls short
Radiation protection specialists agree that clear communication of radiation risks remains a vexing challenge that cannot be solved solely by finding new ways to convey technical information.
Earlier this year, an article in Nuclear News described a new radiation risk communication tool, known as the Radiation Index, or, RAIN (“Let it RAIN: A new approach to radiation communication,” NN, Jan. 2025, p. 36). The authors of the article created the RAIN scale to improve radiation risk communication to the general public who are not well-versed in important aspects of radiation exposures, including radiation dose quantities, units, and values; associated health consequences; and the benefits derived from radiation exposures.
Technical Session
Wednesday, May 18, 2022|3:30–5:15PM EDT|Pointview
Session Chair:
Benjamin S. Collins (U. of Texas)
Alternate Chair:
Benoit Forget (MIT)
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RAST-AI: A Standalone Nodal Diffusion/Deep Neural Network Code for Reactor Analysis and Simulation
Siarhei Dzianisau (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Fathurrahman Setiawan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Korawit Saeju (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Jinsu Park (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
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Using Neural Networks to Predict Pin Powers in Reflective PWR Fuel Assemblies with Varying Pin Size
Aidan Furlong (Univ. Florida), Forrest Shriver (Sentinel Devices), Justin Watson (Univ. Florida)
Prediction of Nuclear Reactor Core Parameters Using Artificial Neural Network
Wojciech Kubinski (National Centre for Nuclear Research), Piotr Darnowski (Warsaw Univ. Technology), Krzysztof Palmi (Warsaw Univ. Technology)
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