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The Process of Thermal Organic Reduction (THOR) to Treat Intermediate Level Waste
Author:	Lindberg, Maria
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THOR® (Thermal Organic Reduction) is a non-incineration thermal process using pyrolysis and steam reforming to destroy organics and convert the residue into a stable form ready for disposal. This is a proven technology for ILW waste treatment, with patents held by Studsvik. It is operating commercially in the USA, processing ILW ion exchange resin wastes arising from nuclear utilities, as well as being demonstrated for the management of legacy wastes from the US Department of Energy and in France. The process operates at the relatively low temperature of 850 degrees celcius to 950 degrees celcius, which is below the point that radionuclides such as Cs and Tc volatise. Experience has shown that Cs and almost all other radionuclides are not volatile in the THOR® process. Thus, the vast majority of the radio-nuclides are not partitioned to the off-gas, but remain in the primary solid residue.

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