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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.
William L. Barr, B. G. Logan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 7 | Number 2 | March 1985 | Pages 201-205
Technical Note | First-Wall Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A24535
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It is shown that the erosion of the first wall due to sputtering in a tandem mirror fusion reactor (TMR) is not a serious problem. An erosion rate in the 0.3 μm/yr to 0.3 mm/yr range for the Mirror Advanced Reactor Study parameters is estimated. The natural end loss in a TMR deposits most of the charged-particle power and fueling current on the end collectors, far from the first wall. Therefore, most of the heating and sputtering take place on massive structures in the end tanks and do not affect the design of the first wall and blanket. Furthermore, the cool halo plasma in a TMR protects the first wall by reducing both the energy and the flux of particles that recycle between the wall the plasma.