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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.
Panel and Technical Session|Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Friday, April 14, 2023|3:10–4:30PM EDT|Student Union 262B
Session Chair:
Katie Karl (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Jonathan Norman (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Advanced Manufacturing to Investigate SiC Matrix TRISO Crack Propagation in Future Reactors
3:10–3:30PM EDT
Spencer T. Doran (Oregon State), Tianyi Chen (Oregon State)
Paper
Effects of High-Temperature Excursions and Water Quenching on Zr-702
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Victoria Davis (ANL), Caleb T. King (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Christian England (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carlos E. Castano (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Reza Mohammadi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Gamma Irradiation of Injection Molded Polymers
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Sidney A. Hall-Smith (US Naval Academy), Elizabeth Getto (US Naval Academy), Peter Joyce (US Naval Academy)
High-Throughput Study for Examining Void Swelling Behavior in Ion Irradiated SS304
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Bao-Phong H. Nguyen (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Adrien Couet (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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