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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|Experimental Reactor Physics
Wednesday, April 24, 2024|1:30–3:15PM PDT|Franciscan B
Session Chair:
Federico Grimaldi (SCK CEN)
Alternate Chair:
Donny Hartanto
Session Organizer:
Luka Snoj
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Experiments at the JSI TRIGA Research Reactor for Validation of Nuclear Fuel Depletion Calculations
1:30–1:50PM PDT
Anže Pungerčič (Jožef Stefan Institute), Vladimir Radulovic (Jožef Stefan Institute), Alireza Haghighat (Virginia Tech), Luka Snoj (Jožef Stefan Institute)
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Lead Neutron Data Validation Using Integral Experiments at the VENUS-F and BFS Zero Power Reactors
1:50–2:10PM PDT
Antoine de Barsy (SCK CEN), Federico Grimaldi (SCK CEN), Anatoly Kochetkov (SCK CEN), Antonin Krasa (SCK CEN), Guido Vittiglio (SCK CEN), Marie-Laure Vuyge (SCK CEN), Jan Wagemans (SCK CEN)
High Burn-up Code Results Intercomparison on a Research Reactor Assembly Numerical Benchmark
2:10–2:30PM PDT
R. Ichou (IRSN), F.X. Le Dauphin (IRSN), T. Nicol (CEA), C. Carmouze (CEA), F. Estebe (TechnicAtome)
Presented by Benjamin Dechenaux (IRSN)
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Preparing a New Reference Neutron Field in the Graphite-Shaped Reference LR-0 Reactor Core
2:30–2:50PM PDT
Tomáš Peltan (Research Centre Rez), Tomáš Czakoj (Research Centre Rez), Eva Vilímová (Univ. West Bohemia), Jan Šimon (Research Centre Rez), Vlastimil Juříček (Research Centre Rez), Michal Košťál (Research Centre Rez)
Measurement of the High Energy Gamma Spectrum up to 13 MeV in the Special Core of the LR-0 Reactor
2:50–3:10PM PDT
Michal Kostal (Research Center Rez), Tomas Czakoj (Research Center Rez), Tomas Peltan (Research Center Rez), Evzen Losa (Research Centre Rez), Martin Schulc (Research Center Rez), Vlastimil Juricek (Research Centre Rez), Jan Šimon (Research Center Rez), Vojtěch Rypar (Research Center Rez), Filip Mravec (Masaryk Univ.), František Cvachovec (Univ. Defence), Zdenek Matej (Masaryk Univ.), Roberto Capote (IAEA)
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