Studsvik
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Studsvik is a supplier of nuclear analysis software and specialised services to the international nuclear industry, with 60 years of experience. The company is headquartered in Nyköping
, Sweden
and has five divisions: Sweden, United Kingdom
, Germany
, the United States
, and Global Services. There are 1,100 employees in 8 countries. The company’s shares are listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm.
Studsvik offers advanced technical services to the international nuclear power
industry in areas including fuel analysis software, waste treatment, decommissioning
, engineering and services, and operating efficiency.
The company was founded in Stockholm
in 1947, as AB Atomenergi, to develop and operate nuclear power stations in Sweden. Originally it was 57% government-owned; during the 1960s the government acquired the entirety of the shares, but then in the 1970s government funding was reduced and the company became entirely industry-owned and changed its name to "Studsvik Energiteknik AB". Studsvik is the name of the property east of Nyköping, where the business had moved during the 1960s.
In 2005 Studsvik's two research reactors, R2 (50 MW) and R2-0 (1 MW), were decommissioned. In the 1990s and 2000s, the company acquired the German SINA Industrieservice GmbH; the nuclear power division of the Norwegian Scandpower AS; the German Industrieanlagen Fritz & Marx; the British Environmental Remediation Services Ltd.; the ISS international health physics group; the American RACE LLC; the German Dr Fary GmbH & Co KG and the English Alpha Engineering Ltd.
Studsvik has a radioactive waste processing facility in Erwin, Tennessee
in the US, which opened in 2000. With Washington Group Inc., Studsvik co-owns THOR Treatment Technologies, LLC. Studsvik also operates a facility in Memphis, TN on President's Island
, which is in the Mississippi River
. In January 2008, Studsvik obtained a licence for a radioactive metal recycling plant near Sellafield
in England. Studsvik's metal-recycling facility, designed to assist the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
's National LLW
Strategy, opened in September 2009. Decontaminating metallic waste both greatly reduces the quantity of waste requiring to be disposed of at the LLW Repository
, and recovers valuable metal.
Studsvik is the global leader in fuel vendor-independent software for reactor analysis. Studsvik software has been used throughout the world for light water reactor
core design, analysis, and operational support.
In April 2011 Studsvik praised defeat of a bill in the US State of Tennessee legislature that would have prohibited dumping low-level nuclear waste in landfills. Both of Studsvik's US processing facilities are in Tennessee. Tennessee is one of the few states that allows dumping of low-level nuclear waste in landfills and the only state that allows dumping of nuclear waste on single-license, rather than seek government approval for each shipment of waste.
Nyköping
Nyköping is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,427 inhabitants in 2005. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County.- History :...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and has five divisions: Sweden, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and Global Services. There are 1,100 employees in 8 countries. The company’s shares are listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm.
Studsvik offers advanced technical services to the international nuclear power
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...
industry in areas including fuel analysis software, waste treatment, decommissioning
Decommissioning
Decommissioning is a general term for a formal process to remove something from active status. Specific instances include:Infrastructure:* Decommissioned highway* Greenfield status of former industrial sites* Nuclear decommissioning of power plants...
, engineering and services, and operating efficiency.
The company was founded in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
in 1947, as AB Atomenergi, to develop and operate nuclear power stations in Sweden. Originally it was 57% government-owned; during the 1960s the government acquired the entirety of the shares, but then in the 1970s government funding was reduced and the company became entirely industry-owned and changed its name to "Studsvik Energiteknik AB". Studsvik is the name of the property east of Nyköping, where the business had moved during the 1960s.
In 2005 Studsvik's two research reactors, R2 (50 MW) and R2-0 (1 MW), were decommissioned. In the 1990s and 2000s, the company acquired the German SINA Industrieservice GmbH; the nuclear power division of the Norwegian Scandpower AS; the German Industrieanlagen Fritz & Marx; the British Environmental Remediation Services Ltd.; the ISS international health physics group; the American RACE LLC; the German Dr Fary GmbH & Co KG and the English Alpha Engineering Ltd.
Studsvik has a radioactive waste processing facility in Erwin, Tennessee
Erwin, Tennessee
Erwin is a town in and the county seat of Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area...
in the US, which opened in 2000. With Washington Group Inc., Studsvik co-owns THOR Treatment Technologies, LLC. Studsvik also operates a facility in Memphis, TN on President's Island
President's Island
President's Island is a peninsula on the Mississippi River in southwest Memphis, Tennessee. The city's major river port and an industrial park are located there.-History:...
, which is in the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
. In January 2008, Studsvik obtained a licence for a radioactive metal recycling plant near Sellafield
Sellafield
Sellafield is a nuclear reprocessing site, close to the village of Seascale on the coast of the Irish Sea in Cumbria, England. The site is served by Sellafield railway station. Sellafield is an off-shoot from the original nuclear reactor site at Windscale which is currently undergoing...
in England. Studsvik's metal-recycling facility, designed to assist the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom formed by the Energy Act 2004. It came into existence in late 2004, and took on its main functions on 1 April 2005...
's National LLW
Low level waste
Low-Level Waste is a term used to describe nuclear waste that does not fit into the categorical definitions for high-level waste , spent nuclear fuel , transuranic waste , or certain byproduct materials known as 11e wastes, such as uranium mill tailings...
Strategy, opened in September 2009. Decontaminating metallic waste both greatly reduces the quantity of waste requiring to be disposed of at the LLW Repository
Low Level Waste Repository
Low Level Waste Repository is the UK's low-level radioactive waste repository located on the West Cumbrian coast approximately six kilometres south east of the Sellafield nuclear site at Drigg village. The site stores waste from Sellafield, MoD sites, nuclear power stations, hospitals,...
, and recovers valuable metal.
Studsvik is the global leader in fuel vendor-independent software for reactor analysis. Studsvik software has been used throughout the world for light water reactor
Light water reactor
The light water reactor is a type of thermal reactor that uses normal water as its coolant and neutron moderator. Thermal reactors are the most common type of nuclear reactor, and light water reactors are the most common type of thermal reactor...
core design, analysis, and operational support.
In April 2011 Studsvik praised defeat of a bill in the US State of Tennessee legislature that would have prohibited dumping low-level nuclear waste in landfills. Both of Studsvik's US processing facilities are in Tennessee. Tennessee is one of the few states that allows dumping of low-level nuclear waste in landfills and the only state that allows dumping of nuclear waste on single-license, rather than seek government approval for each shipment of waste.