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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.
* The poster session is open to undergraduate and graduate students and will be held at the 2021 Student ANS Virtual Meeting. Interested students will provide a pdf of their poster as well as a 3-minute video of their presentation. The final pdf and video link must be uploaded to the meeting platform by April 1, 2021. The videos will be viewed and judged by attendees on-demand on Student ANS Meeting platform. The poster session is an opportunity for students to present their work at a large meeting of industry, academic, and governmental leaders. Cash awards will be presented for the best poster presented.
To submit a poster, please complete the online Student submission form at https://epsr.ans.org/meeting/?m=344 following the Student Poster Submission Guidelines found under the resources tab of the Student ANS Virtual Meeting website. Further instructions on how to create a recording and where to submit your poster pdf and mp4 file will be provided after the revised submission deadline.
Review and acceptance of poster abstracts follow the same deadline as transaction papers. The deadlines can be found under the Call-For-Paper link under the resource tab. If you need assistance submitting your poster, please contact echen2@ncsu.edu.
PAPER ABSTRACT INFORMATION
All Submissions should be in PDF format
Call for Papers
For Guidelines and templates for transactions papers
POSTER SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Use the following template for poster abstracts*
PRESENTATION POWERPOINT TEMPLATE
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