Contact: Uriah Orland, uriah.orland@missouri.edu, 573-884-5139
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The University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) has entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO). This significant milestone underscores MURR’s unwavering commitment to operational excellence, safety and continuous improvement in the field of nuclear research and operations.
As the most powerful university research reactor in the United States, MURR is critical to advancing nuclear science and technology. By collaborating with INPO, MURR will gain access to the organization’s wealth of resources, best practices, and benchmarking opportunities with other leading nuclear facilities. This collaboration will further enhance MURR’s operational standards, ensuring the highest levels of safety and efficiency.
“INPO is a recognized leader in ensuring the safe and reliable operation of nuclear reactors around the country,” said Deborah Farnsworth, senior director of reactor operations at MURR. “Our partnership is expanding the influence of their expertise into the world of research reactors and together with INPO, we look forward to contributing to the advancement of nuclear safety and innovation.”
INPO is dedicated to promoting the highest levels of safety and reliability in the operation of commercial nuclear power plants. MURR will be able to learn from the organization’s training, trending data, operating standards and shared best practices.
MURR’s work with INPO will also support their transformational initiative to build a new state-of-the-art research reactor in Columbia. When complete, NextGen MURR will be an essential producer of medical and research radioisotopes to industry partners worldwide.
“This collaboration is very important as we anticipate a new, more advanced reactor on the horizon,” said Matt Sanford, executive director of MURR. “The lessons learned across the nuclear power industry will aid us in preparing our organization to build and operate the NextGen MURR reactor that will benefit humankind for generations.”
The Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) is a non-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. INPO promotes the highest levels of safety and reliability in the operation of nuclear electric generating plants through a variety of programs, including plant evaluations, training and accreditation, events analysis and information exchange.