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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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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
Wednesday, February 5, 2025|10:10–11:50AM EST|Cumberland B
Session Chair:
Dave Helling (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Session Organizer:
Charles Lease
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Training Program Accreditation: Using Familiar Tools in a Different Way
10:10–10:22AM EST
Grant Herring (Plant Vogtle, Units 3 and 4)
Paper
Small Modular Training for Small Modular Reactors: Case Study for AP300
10:22–10:34AM EST
Jose M. Martin (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Improving Fundamentals in Radiation Protection Training Through Realism
10:34–10:46AM EST
Gregory Gazda (James A. FitzPatrick Clean Energy Center), Timothy Sollenberger (James A. FitzPatrick Clean Energy Center)
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Using AI to Create a New Question Bank for Palisades NPP
10:46–10:58AM EST
Learning Objects: The Road to a Data-Driven SAT Process
10:58–11:10AM EST
Jaime Redondo Morais (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Person Based Training: Succeeding in Today's Online Training Environment
11:10–11:22AM EST
Isaac E. Hartsell (Knowledge Objectives)
Presented by Gary Aitken (E3 Services)
Saving the Nuclear Industry: Centralizing Knowledge and Streamlining Content Development
11:22–11:34AM EST
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