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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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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.
Decommissioning Environmental Sciences and Remote Technology 2024
Technical Session|Sponsored by RRSD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Merritt 2
Session Chair:
Young Soo Park
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Fan Zhang
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Exoskeleton and Humanoid Robot Systems for Nuclear Site Worker Safety
1:00–1:20PM EST
Jared Li (IHMC), Reese Peterson (IHMC), Luigi Penco (IHMC)
Paper
Integrating Gaze Based Control into a Virtual Hot-cell Environment for Supernumerary Telemanipulation
1:20–1:40PM EST
Arunim Bhattacharya (Northern Illinois Univ.), Hamza Muzammal (ANL), Young Soo Park (ANL), Sachit Butail (Northern Illinois Univ.)
Performance Enhancement of Dual-Arm Telerobotic System for Robotic Hotbox Operation
1:40–2:00PM EST
Hyeonseok Choi (ANL), Young Soo Park (ANL)
Long Term Surveillance for Hanford Tank Farms Using Mobile Platforms
2:00–2:20PM EST
Brendon Cintas (Florida Int'l Univ.), Leonel Lagos (Florida Int'l Univ.), Anthony Abrahao (Florida Int'l Univ.), Douglas Reid (Washington River Protection Solutions), Kayle Boomer (Washington River Protection Solutions)
Robotic Digital Twin for Hot Cell for Nuclear Waste Disposition
2:20–2:40PM EST
Hamza Muzammal (ANL), Young Soo Park (ANL), Venugopal Varma (ORNL)
Semi-Autonomous Repair Using Mobile Manipulator for Nuclear Facilities and Tank Farms
2:40–2:45PM EST
Santiago Cuartas Palacio (Florida Int'l Univ.), Anthony Abrahao (Florida Int'l Univ.), Mackenson Telusma (Florida Int'l Univ.), Leonel Lagos (Florida Int'l Univ.)
Robotic Digital Twin for Immersive Training, Rehearsal and Operations in Simulated Glovebox Environments
2:45–2:50PM EST
Christian Pilon (AtkinsRealis), Robert Marwood (AtkinsRealis), Paul Townson (AtkinsRealis)
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