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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.
Theodore Motyka
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 2 | March 1992 | Pages 247-252
Design, Operation, and Maintenance | doi.org/10.13182/FST21-247
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Tritium processing operations have been performed at the Savannah River Site (SRS) since 1955. During this time, tritium handling and processing operations have been continually improving. In 1987 construction began on a new tritium handling facility, the Replacement Tritium Facility. This new facility, which is scheduled for startup in 1992, makes use of the latest technology to enhance operational safety, ensure material safeguards and security, and avoid tritium losses to the environment. One of the new technologies incorporated into the Replacement Tritium Facility is the application of metal hydrides to store, separate, purify, pump, and compress hydrogen isotopes. This paper will provide an overview of the new Replacement Tritium Facility, and in addition will review the role and impact of metal hydride technology in present and future tritium processing operations at SRS .