Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant
The Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant, or THORP, is a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Sellafield in Cumbria, England. THORP is owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and operated by Sellafield Ltd. Wikipedia
Commission date: 1994
Construction began: 1974
Construction cost: £1.8–billion
Cooling source: Forced draft cooling towers
Decommission date: 2018 (ceased reprocessing, fuel storage continuing)
Operator(s): Sellafield Ltd
Owner(s): Nuclear Decommissioning Authority