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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.
November 7–11, 2010
Nuclear Progress!
Las Vegas, Nevada|Riviera Hotel
Pre-registration is closed; please register onsite.
Assistant General Chair:
Raymond H. Gabaldon III (Sandia National Laboratories)
Technical Program Chair:
Dr. Charles R. (Chip) Martin (Senior Engineer, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board)
General Chair:
Alvin W. Trivelpiece (Consultant)
Assistant Program Chair:
Charlotta E. Sanders (Principal Nuclear Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Company)
Embedded Topical Meeting
Program Chair:
Dr. Shahram S. Sharafat (Adjunct Professor of Enegineering, University of California- Los Angeles)
Dr. Farrokh Najmabadi (Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California-San Diego)
Technical Program Chairs:
Alireza Haghighat (University of Florida)
Hash Hashemian (AMS Corporation)
Douglas Hill (AREVA NP)
Poong Hyun Seong (KAIST, Korea / KUSTAR, UAE)
General Chairs:
John O'Hara (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
Joseph Naser (Electric Power Research Institute)
Honorary Chair:
Dr. Peter Lyons (Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy)
General Co-Chairs:
Robert W. Atcher (University of New Mexico, Bioscience Div)
Mauro Bonardi (Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy)
J. David Robertson (University of Missouri Research Reactor Center)
Rolf Zeisler (National Institute of Standards and Technology)