One day before the announcement was made, 'Today in St. Louis' took you inside Mizzou's current research reactor, known as MURR, where they're producing life-saving medical radioisotopes for ...

COLUMBIA — After nearly 60 years of life-saving discoveries, the University of Missouri's Research Reactor, or MURR, in short, is getting an upgrade. MU officials announced Wednesday the ...

The NextGen MURR will produce radioisotopes crucial for cancer treatment and research, supplementing the current reactor's supply. The design phase, costing $10 million, will take about six months ...