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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|Reactor Design and Analysis
Wednesday, April 24, 2024|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Franciscan A
Session Chair:
Stefano Terlizzi (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Mauricio Tano Retamales (INL)
Session Organizer:
Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL)
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The Preliminary Assessment of the Feasibility of Transporting a Spent Microreactor from Shielding Perspective
10:15–10:35AM PDT
T. Fei (ANL), M. Atz (ANL)
Paper
Modeling Approaches for Depletion of a TRISO-Fueled Microreactor
10:35–10:55AM PDT
Keenan J. Hoffman (LANL), Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Todd S. Palmer (Oregon State)
Global Core Environment Effects on Multigroup Cross Sections for Finer Energy Structures Within Microreactors
10:55–11:15AM PDT
Aaron Sommer (Georgia Tech), Farzad Rahnema (Georgia Tech), Abderrafi M. Ougouag (Georgia Tech), Dingkang Zhang (Georgia Tech), Mark DeHart (Georgia Tech)
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Exploring Effects of Homogenization on an OpenMC Depletion Analysis of a TRISO Fueled, Helium Cooled Microreactor
11:15–11:35AM PDT
Lewis I. Gross (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Patrick Shriwise (ANL), Benjamin Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Paul P.H. Wilson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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