Press release INS

Thorp has reached a significant milestone having sheared its 6,000th tonne of fuel.

Steve Cockayne, head of Thorp said: “It’s a tremendous achievement for the plant and all those who either work in Thorp or whose work supports the plant’s operation.

“We’ve overcome big challenges over the years to reach this significant milestone. We have a skilled workforce and I can confirm that the plant’s recent performance has been very promising.”

Thorp sheared its first fuel on 27 March 1994 and has since reprocessed fuel from customers from nine different countries including the UK, Germany, Japan, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Netherlands, Canada and Spain.

The contracts for this reprocessing service are managed by International Nuclear Services Ltd (INS) on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).