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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 ETWDD
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Acacia
Session Chair:
Julie Jacobson (NEUP/INL)
Alternate Chair:
Felicia Wright (NEUP/INL)
Session Organizer:
Andrew E. Thomas (INL)
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A Novel Optically Transparent Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode Design for Spectroelectrochemistry
3:15–3:35PM MST
Hannah K. Patenaude (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Nastasija Damjanovic (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Jason Rakos (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Karen Gonzalez (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Shirmir D. Branch (PNNL), Cory A. Rusinek (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas)
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Ab-initio Liquidus Line Predictions of Binary Molten Salt Systems
3:35–3:55PM MST
Tanooj Shah (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Kamron Fazel (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Yunfeng Shi (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Ravishankar Sundararaman (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Isotopic Uncertainty Quantification of a Molten Salt Reactor Model for Safeguards Purposes
3:55–4:15PM MST
Andre Vidal Soares (Penn State), Branko Kovacevic (Penn State), Azaree Lintereur (Penn State), Amanda Johnsen (Penn State), Benjamin Betzler (ORNL), Michael Dion (ORNL), William J. Walters (Penn State)
Material Quantification of Molten Salts Using Spark-Induced Plasma-Bubble Spectroscopy
4:15–4:35PM MST
Kayla Hahn (NCSU), Alina Jugan (NCSU), Alexander W. Bataller (NCSU)
Ultrafast Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of Solvated Electrons in Molten Salts
4:35–4:55PM MST
Davis Bryars (NCSU), Alexander W. Bataller (NCSU)
Na2MxSn2S6 (M=Na, Ni, Mg; x=1,2) Metal Sulfide Ion Exchangers with Exceptional Acid Stability
4:55–5:15PM MST
Michael A. Quintero (Northwestern Univ.), Richard Godsel (Northwestern Univ.), Mercouri G. Kanatzidis (Northwestern Univ.)
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