University of Missouri-Columbia
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University of Missouri-Columbia
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Safety and Reliability
The University of Missouri Research Reactor Center (MURR) has an impeccable 36-year record of safe operation. This safety record is a combination of stringent NRC-directed safety regulations, high-quality technical and operations staff, and a philosophy of proactive, preventive maintenance. MURR's proactive, preventive maintenance program is the envy of the industry. The Center's name may emphasize research, but safety holds the highest priority. Safety has been built into the reactor's very design. MURR is equipped with multiple and redundant safety monitoring systems, including multiple instrumentation channels for monitoring critical reactor |
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components. These systems automatically
shut down the reactor in the event of any safety check failure. Its compact design allows weekly routine and preventive maintenance and scheduled upgrades to equipment. |
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| Contrast this compactness and simplicity in design with a power reactor. Missourians are no stranger to nuclear energy, relying heavily on Ameren UE's Callaway plant to cool or heat their businesses and homes and feed their equipment and appliances. But MURR, as a multifunctional research reactor, differs significantly from such a power reactor. As the table shows, MURR is considerably smaller. While a power reactor, such as Callaway, needs a source of electricity to cool the reactor core, MURR's pool is capable of absorbing all the heat from the reactor core without the aid of forced convection. MURR's record is testament that safety remains our number one priority. | |
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