The Maryland Undergraduate Training Reactor (MUTR) has a strong safety culture; however, it lacks formal safety education documentation, and many publicly accessible safety supplements lack direct examples from research and training reactor operations. This study aims to use insights from the safety analyses and operating experience at the MUTR, coupled with broader industry experience, to develop and curate educational content tailored to reactor-specific operations, safety risks, and technical specifications.

This study reviews historical safety violations, reportable occurrences, and safety analysis results to identify the most safety-relevant scenarios and link them to NRC safety culture standards and MUTR training goals. By leveraging potential safety-relevant scenarios associated with the MUTR reactor, we can create safety-culture education modules for our reactor operators. Our method for creating instructional resources is to produce scenario-based modules with supplemental materials that are both relevant and unique to the MUTR. This content can serve as a framework for other reactors and be adapted to serve the same purpose across other reactor types based on their own safety analysis results, ensuring a skilled, diverse, and prepared pool of nuclear power workers for the future. We plan to leverage these modules as part of the requalification and education of Nuclear Reactor Operator candidates. These efforts will foster a positive, connected learning environment that enhances safety culture at our reactor.