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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.
Laurence Boisset, Christian Latgé, Luc Pibouleau, Phillippe Guittard, Serge Domenech
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 30 | Number 3 | December 1996 | Pages 337-348
Technical Paper | Tritium System | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30736
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Cryogenic distillation cascades are proposed to be used today to separate hydrogen isotopes in the fuel cycle of a fusion reactor. It is necessary to design these cascades so that their tritium inventory is minimal. We have thus developed optimization tools in order to simultaneously optimize the structure and the operating parameters of these distillation sequences. This leads to the implementation of a mixed-integer nonlinear programming procedure in a process simulator. The application concerns the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) isotope separation system. Successive simulation and optimization studies have been carried out which show the accuracy of the simulation and lead to the suggestion of a new arrangement of units for the cascade, with a higher number of columns.