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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
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Jasmine C
Session Chair:
Gale Hauck (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Rosemary Yeremian (Advanced Nuclear Advisors)
Session Organizer:
W. Neal Mann (ANL)
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Testing Gears and Bearings for Fuel Handling Machines in Sodium Fast Reactors
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Alex Grannan (ANL), Edward Kent (ANL), Sasan Bakhtiari (ANL), Thomas Elmer (ANL), H.T. Chien (ANL), Chris Grandy (ANL)
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Operation and Security Considerations for Heat Pipe Cooled Microreactors
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Ilyas Yilgor (INL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), Scott Ferrara (INL)
Study of Parametric Fluctuations in Integral Reactor Configuration
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Hui-Yu Hsieh (TAMU), Pavel Tsvetkov (TAMU)
Feasibility of Remote Monitoring of Microreactors Using Satellites and Leveraging Transfer Learning and Pre-trained Models
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Hui-Yu Hsieh (TAMU), Thabit Abuqudaira (TAMU), Pavel Tsvetkov (TAMU), Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
100-30-100 Load Following Concept for a Typical PWR System with Increased Enrichment Fuel
4:35–4:55PM PDT
Isabelle O. Lindsay (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jamie B. Coble (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Mutual Gains from Diablo Canyon Extended Operations: Exploring the Nexus Between State Energy Needs, Federal Interests, the Commercial Nuclear Industry, and a Utility
4:55–5:05PM PDT
Tyson Smith (Pacific Gas and Electric Co.)
Recent Advances in General Atomics Fast Modular Reactor Conceptual Design
5:05–5:15PM PDT
Hangbok Choi (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), John Bolin (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems)
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