USA
On the North American market, Studsvik is primarily engaged in waste treatment in the USA, where it is the second largest supplier and leader in the treatment of radioactive waste. The business also involves a substantial element of transportation and logistical services, associated with the waste treatment.
Business overview
In North America, Studsvik markets its services primarily to the commercial nuclear
industry in the USA. It also has customers in research, at state and other institutions in the USA, and nuclear power producers in Canada. Studsvik owns facilities in Memphis and Erwin, both in Tennessee. Sales are dominated by three of Studsvik's key offerings:
- Treatment of radioactive waste.
- Waste management services at customers.
- Transport and logistics.
The logistics business uses a fleet of more than 60 vehicles with the capacity and
competence to transport radioactive materials. The Erwin facility processes wet, low-and intermediate-level radioactive waste from operating nuclear power plants utilising Studsvik's patented pyrolysis technology, known as THORSM. The Memphis facility treats other organic waste and metallic waste.
The services of the waste treatment units using Studsvik's THORSM method are marketed to the federal market in the USA by THOR Treatment Technologies (TTT), in which Studsvik and Washington Group each have a 50 per cent interest. Studsvik's software business also has important functions in the USA, which are reported in the section on Global Services.
Lewis Johnson
Head of Segment USA
