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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 MSTD
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair:
Chaitanya S. Deo
Alternate Chair:
Kallie E. Metzger
Session Organizer:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Staff Producer:
Jessie Vazquez (American Nuclear Society)
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Materials Compatibility with Flowing Molten Lead at 500°C
Osman Anderoglu (University of New Mexico), Khaled Talaat (University of New Mexico), Cemal Cakez (University of New Mexico), Shuprio Ghosh (University of New Mexico), Madhavan Radhakrishnan (University of New Mexico), Keith Woloshun (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Stuart A. Maloy (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Cetin Unal (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Michael R. Ickes (Westinghouse Electric Company), Paolo Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC)
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BISON Metallic Fuels Benchmark Simulations Based on the X430 Experiment
Ian Greenquist (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Jeffrey Powers (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Modeling of Self-Powered Neutron Detectors (SPND) for the Versatile Test Reactor (VTR)
Nathan A. Conner (Idaho State University), George R. Imel (Idaho State University), Jason T. Harris (Purdue University)
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