House Speaker Todd Richardson tours University of Missouri Research Reactor

UPDATE: House Speaker Todd Richardson says he’s looking forward to working with the University of Missouri in the upcoming legislative session: “We’ll have to see what the budget numbers look like but I know it’s something we’re really interested in partnering with them on.”

Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson is expected to tour the University of Missouri Research Reactor Tuesday.

Back in April, legislators appropriated $2 million to fund the expansion of the reactor. The total project costs $10 million and would add additional training classrooms and laboratories with a goal of making Columbia an international hub for imaging and cancer drug production.

Obtaining the remaining $8 million to fund the project is one of the Chambers top priorities for the upcoming legislative session.

Speaker Richardson is expected to address the upcoming legislative session when he tours MURR today.

ABC 17 News will be attending the tour and will have more in our 6 p.m. newscast tonight.