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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.
H. L. Adair, E. H. Kobisk
Nuclear Technology | Volume 25 | Number 2 | February 1975 | Pages 224-236
Technical Paper | Material Dosimetry | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24365
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The Isotopes Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed procedures for providing accurately defined deposits of 239 PuO2 and 235 UO2 for use in precision neutron cross-section measurements. Encapsulated samples of 6Li, 10B, 45Sc, 232Th, 235U, 238 U, 237Np, 238Pu, 239Pu, and 241 Pu for use as neutron monitors in reactors can also be provided. These dosimeters are used to determine integral reaction rates from which the neutron energy spectrum, flux, and fluence at particular locations within a reactor can be computed. Methods for the preparation and characterization of reactor dosimeters and other reaction rate samples provide an accuracy of ≤±1% at the 95% confidence level (CL).
