Thor Strong
Associate Commissioner
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority
Department of Environmental Quality
State of Michigan

Appointed Forum Participant by Governor John Engler (R) in 1992 Member of the LLW Forum Executive Committee

As the Associate Commissioner for the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority, Thor Strong is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Authority, under the general policy direction of the Authority Commissioner.

Strong also serves as Michigan’s representative on both the Midwest High-Level Radioactive Waste Transportation Committee and the EPA Region V Regional Response Team. Strong, who has worked in various capacities at the Authority since 1989, has been involved in Michigan environmental protection programs since 1979, primarily in hazardous waste cleanup efforts under Superfund and a similar state program.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in natural resource planning from Michigan State University.