Mock-Up Reactor
The Mock-Up Reactor (MUR) was a 100-kilowatt reactor installed in the reactor building to test experiments at low power before inserting them into the more powerful sixty-megawatt reactor. This allowed operators to determine the best location for the experiments and it also helped them understand the effects each loading scheme had on the neutron flux. Though much smaller and less powerful than the main Plum Brook reactor, the MUR required its own annual AEC/NRC license, and today has its own separate decommissioning plan.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: C-2001-1204
Date: May 30, 2001
Mock-Up Reactor
The Mock-Up Reactor (MUR) was a 100-kilowatt reactor installed in the reactor building to test experiments at low power before inserting them into the more powerful sixty-megawatt reactor. This allowed operators to determine the best location for the experiments and it also helped them understand the effects each loading scheme had on the neutron flux. Though much smaller and less powerful than the main Plum Brook reactor, the MUR required its own annual AEC/NRC license, and today has its own separate decommissioning plan.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: C-2001-1204
Date: May 30, 2001