Forschungszentrum Rossendorf (FZR) is a publicly funded research organization and an institute member of the Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft G. W. Leibniz consortium for utilizing basic research in practical applications. One of six institutes within the FZR, the Institute for Safety Research performs research on the assessment and improvement of technical infrastructures. Its focus is on nuclear reactors, including thermo-hydraulic and neutron kinetic code development and verification for nuclear safety analysis, investigation of thermo-hydraulic effects, development of measurement techniques, material research, simulation of radiation fields, mechanical integrity of technical systems, and process control.