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NextGen MURR to partner with Burns & McDonnell
The University of Missouri has entered a consulting agreement with construction firm Burns & McDonnell to develop NextGen MURR, a new 20-MW light water research reactor that will produce medical isotopes for cancer treatments and theranostics and will be used to conduct neutron science research.
M.E. Sawan, H.Y. Khater
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 39 | Number 2 | March 2001 | Pages 393-397
Advanced Designs | doi.org/10.13182/FST01-A11963266
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Neutronics and activation calculations have been performed for the FIRE design with different first wall design options. Modest values of nuclear heating occur in the machine components. Magnet insulators that have radiation tolerance to 150 MGy should be used. The operational schedule allows for decay of short-lived radionuclides between pulses resulting in low levels of activity and decay heat at shutdown. Additional shielding is provided in midplane ports and at the top of the machine to allow for hands-on maintenance of ex-vessel components.