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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|Sponsored by IRD
Monday, November 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Biscayne 2
Session Chair:
L. Raymond Cao (Ohio State)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Erik Wilson
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Development of an Efficient Calculation Method for the Design and Analysis of Experiments in the Flux Trap of the High Flux Isotope Reactor
1:00–1:20PM EST
Z. Karriem (ORNL), A. Souders (ORNL), D. Crawford (ORNL), L. Delmau (ORNL)
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Production of Ac-225 and Other Neptunium Chain Isotopes from Thorium Irradiation in NETL's TRIGA
1:20–1:40PM EST
Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), William Charlton (Univ. Texas, Austin)
A Workflow to Optimize Fast Neutron Irradiation in a Thermal Neutron Spectrum Test Reactor Leveraging Open-Source Tools
1:40–2:00PM EST
Mustafa K. Jaradat (INL), Jason V. Brookman (INL)
Production of Medically Desirable Radioisotopes in the EIRENE Molten Salt Reactor
2:00–2:20PM EST
C. Erika Moss (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Donny Hartanto (ORNL), John P. Carter (INL)
Nondeterministic Particle Beam Optimization Applied to Industrial Isotope Separators
2:20–2:40PM EST
Peter Norgard (Univ. Missouri)
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