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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|Fuel Cycles, Waste Management, and Decommissioning
Friday, April 4, 2025|1:10–2:30PM MDT|Acoma AB
Session Chair:
Annika Tedstrom
Alternate Chair:
Kevin Donnelly
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
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Streamlined Analysis of Neutron Emission from Pebble Fuels
1:10–1:30PM MDT
Holden Walker (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Multi-Purpose Canister Cell Identification and Indication System
1:30–1:50PM MDT
James Dubay (Constellation Energy), Ryan Pullara (Constellation Energy), James Peretz (Constellation Energy), Max Berkowitz (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Salvador Chavarria (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Ari Ebdon (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Mercedes Gregerson (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Caton Huynh (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Beck Krebs (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Sujit Lakshmikanth (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Benjamin Lee (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Zoe Smith (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Robert Stanley (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Charles Renz (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), David P. Wen (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Y Z (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Design and Fabrication of Jet Pump Pair for Used Nuclear Fuel
1:50–2:10PM MDT
Jeremy I. Lopez (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Theodore M. Chu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Tritium Waste Management and Disposal Techniques in the Tritium Systems Test Assembly (TSTA) Program
2:10–2:30PM MDT
Vicky Lizardi-Lobb (LANL), Claire Bullock (LANL), Victoria Hypes-Mayfield (LANL), Joseph H. Dumont (LANL)
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