About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES) 2025
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| Symposium
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Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES) 2025
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| Presentation Title |
Neutrons in Missouri: An Overview of the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) |
| Author(s) |
Andrew K. Hoffman, Rance White, Mohammad Khairuzzaman, Scott M. Thompson, Andrew Verbsky, John Brockman |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Andrew K. Hoffman |
| Abstract Scope |
The University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) is best known for its radiopharmaceutical mission, but it also provides a versatile platform for materials irradiations and neutron-based characterization. This talk gives an insider’s overview of the status of MURRs neutron beamline instrumentation for materials characterization, status of our structural materials irradiation capsule design, information about different irradiation positions and their neutron spectra, and plans for future facilities and capabilities that are either actively being built or are under design. We will also discuss post-irradiation capabilities that we have and are building at MURR, and our future for integration with user facility programs such as the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) program.
We will also discuss various unique capabilities at the University of Missouri campus including our new FIB/TOF-SIMS capable of characterizing ion irradiated specimens with mass spectrum spatial resolution fine enough to resolve grain boundary segregation.
We invite anyone who has an interest in irradiation testing (whether commercially, through proposals, or user facility access) to join in a discussion on how you can also work with MURR. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Undecided |