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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|Special Topics
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Dupont
Session Chair:
David L. Luxat
Alternate Chair:
Caleb S. Brooks
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Main Outputs from the OECD/NEA ARC-F Project
1:30–1:50PM EDT
Yu Maruyama (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Tomoyuki Sugiyama (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Asako Shimada (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Terttaliisa Lind (Paul Scherrer Institute), Ahmed Bentaib (IRSN), Martin Sogalla (GRS), Marco Pellegrini (Univ. Tokyo), Lucas Albright (Sandia), Daniel Clayton (Sandia)
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OECD/NEA ARC-F Project: Summary of Fission Product Transport
1:50–2:10PM EDT
Terttaliisa Lind (Paul Scherrer Institute), Jarmo Kalilainen (Paul Scherrer Institute), Catherine Marchetto (IRSN), Sara Beck (GRS), Koichi Nakamura (CRIEPI), Chiaki Kino (IAE), Yu Maruyama (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Kentaro Kido (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Sung Il Kim (KAERI), Yoonhee Lee (KINS), Luis E. Herranz (CIEMAT), Kirill Dolganov (IBRAE)
OCDE/NEA-ARC-F Project: Unit1 and Unit3 Hydrogen Explosion Analysis -- Lessons Learned and Perspectives
2:10–2:30PM EDT
A. Bentaib (IRSN), A. Bleyer (IRSN), E. Studer (CEA), S. Kudriakov (CEA), T. Nishimura (NRA), K. Motegi (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), K.S. Dolganov (IBRAE RAN)
Presented by Yu Maruyama (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Analysis of the Long Term Interaction Between Molten Core and Dry Concrete at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1
2:30–2:50PM EDT
M. Pellegrini (Univ. Tokyo), C. Journeau (CEA), N. Seiler (CEA), L.E. Herranz (CIEMAT), C. Spengler (GRS), C. Bouillet (IRSN), M. Barrachin (IRSN), D. Luxat (Sandia), L. Albright (Sandia)
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