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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.
K. Behringer, G. Kosály, I. Pázsit
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 72 | Number 3 | December 1979 | Pages 304-321
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE79-A20387
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According to recent investigations, the neutron noise field in a boiling water reactor can be separated into a local and a global component. In the present paper, these two components are discussed further via two-group diffusion theory. The expediency of the local-global concept is compared to another concept based on separating components corresponding to the two roots of the dynamic eigenvalue problem. The mathematical discussion of the neutron response to a propagating perturbation of the moderator density is given. Point reactor behavior and “linear-phase behavior” appear as two extremes of the neutron response. The mathematical results are illustrated numerically for the cases of a large power reactor core and a small highly enriched core.