Thorp: Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant

Synopsis: Visits THORP, the thermal oxide reprocessing plant at Sellafield. Shows receipt and storage operations; a small-scale demonstration of the chemistry of reprocessing with the separation of uranium, plutonium and fission products; the recycling of materials with plutonium refabricated for use as MOX fuel; and the fission products stored in glass following a vitrification process.
Series: S343 Videocassette 2
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 35 min.
Year of production: 1990
Availability: Sale
Subjects: Chemistry; Technology
Keywords: inorganic chemistry; nuclear fuel reprocessing; plutonium; uranium

Producer

David Jackson

Cast

David Johnson

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