Processing of radioactive waste - Studsvik

Processing of radioactive waste
Studsvik is one of the market leaders in treating radioactive waste in Europe and North America.
The core markets are the US, Germany, Sweden and the UK.
Studsvik treats low and intermediate level radioactive waste at its own facilities and helps cut
customers’ costs by sorting and reducing waste volume, separating recyclable scrap metal,
and thus minimizing the volume of residual waste for disposal.
“Studsvik is the
largest supplier of
large nuclear component
processing and
disposal services in
the world.“
Metallic waste treatment
Studsvik is the largest supplier of large
nuclear component processing and disposal
services in the world. Since 2005, Studsvik
has successfully processed and recycled and/
or disposed of over 5,900,000 pounds of
Studsvik has developed a unique process for
treating steam generators where special methods
are applied to treat and reduce the volume of the
highly radioactive tube bundle.
large nuclear components at its Memphis,
TN processing facility. Projects consisted of
turn-key services in support of the complete
processing and disposition of Turbine Systems,
Reactor Vessel Closure Heads, Pressurizers,
Feedwater Heaters and High Pressure
Turbine Rotors.
Studsvik employs the largest components
decontamination chamber in the United
States at its Memphis radioactive materials
processing facilities and is the only processor
that has successfully transported, processed
and disposed of a commercial nuclear reactor
pressure vessel head
with CRDMs attached.
Studsvik’s facility in
Sweden processes metal
scrap, such as stainless
steel, carbon steel, copper,
aluminium or lead. Melting reduces
the volume, resulting in reduced costs for
interim on-site storage and final disposal.
The end product is metal ingots which normallly
can be free-released as conventional
scrap metal. Residual products (slag, sorted
material, cutting and blasting residues and