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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.
Robert L. Carter
Nuclear Technology | Volume 9 | Number 2 | August 1970 | Pages 274-277
Education | Symposium on Theoretical Models for Predicting In-Reactor Performance of Fuel and Cladding Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT70-A28817
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Regional enclaves of industry and associations of neighboring universities have devised formalized programs for providing internship experiences for graduate students and residencies for post-doctoral fellows. As an example of the former, seven years' activity of the Summer Engineering Practice School at Argonne National Laboratory is reviewed. Subsequent performance of former students has shown clear evidence of maturation resulting from early contact with working scientists. By-products have been significant industrial contributions by the students, and useful exchanges between industrial and academic scientists associated with the students.