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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 OPD
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Honeysuckle
Session Chair:
Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Iza Lantgios (Univ. Pittsburgh)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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Long Duration Heat Storage Using Crushed Rock and Nuclear Heat: Impact on Grid Design
3:15–3:35PM MST
Charles Forsberg (MIT), Gene Preston (Consultant)
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Conceptual Study of Hydrogen Generation with Cobalt-60 Through Radiolysis
3:35–3:55PM MST
Julia Witham (MIT), Daniel Moneghan (EPRI), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
Heat Recovery Steam Generator Models in Support of Integrated Energy Systems
3:55–4:15PM MST
Logan Williams (NCSU), J. Michael Doster (NCSU), Stephen Terry (NCSU), Konor Frick (INL)
21st Century Integrated Advanced Thermal Cycles
4:15–4:35PM MST
Michael F. Keller (Hybrid Power Technologies)
Desalination Multi-Effect Evaporator Model in Support of Integrated Energy Systems
4:35–4:55PM MST
Emily Solis (NCSU), Logan Williams (NCSU), Stephen Terry (NCSU), Joseph Doster (NCSU), Daniel Mikkelson (INL)
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