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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 RPD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Jasmine D
Session Chair:
Donny Hartanto (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UC Berkeley)
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Consideration of Design Based Uncertainties in TREAT Reactor Control Mechanisms During Steady-State Operation
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Ishita Trivedi (INL), Sebastian Schunert (INL), Mark DeHart (INL)
Presented by Abdalla Abou Jaoude (INL)
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Benchmark Calculations for Turkey Point Unit 3 and Surry Unit 1 Using the SCALE/Polaris-PARCS Procedure
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Byoung-kyu Jeon (ORNL), Kang Seog Kim (ORNL), Andrew M. Ward (Univ. Michigan), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL), Matthew A. Jessee (ORNL), William A. Wieselquist (ORNL)
Sensitivity and Validation Studies of Plutonium-238 Production with Shift and ORIGEN
3:55–4:15PM PDT
D. Chandler (ORNL), D. Hartanto (ORNL), J.W. Bae (ORNL), K.M. Burg (ORNL), Y.E. Robert (ORNL)
Preliminary Neutronics Analysis of Mixed HEU-LEU Transition Cores for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reactor
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Kyle Anderson (ANL), Alberto Talamo (ANL), Tyler Sumner (ANL), Sero Yang (ANL), Walid Mohamed (ANL), Lin-wen Hu (MIT), Erik Wilson (ANL)
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