A furnace for melting inorganic and gasifying organic toxic and radioactive material comprising: - a frame ; - a bowl-shaped housing for temporary enclosure of said material, which can be tilted around a substantially horizontal axis which intersects the housing at two points; - a supply opening through said housing that can be connected with a material supply for introduction of said material into said housing , said supply opening extending substantially coaxial with said horizontal axis through the housing at the site of the first of said two points; - a discharge opening through said housing for removal of molten material from said housing , the discharge opening being arranged in a wall of the housing so that at least part of said molten material can be removed from the housing via the discharge opening by tilting the furnace around said axis ; - a gas outlet through said housing that can be connected with a gas discharge for removal of gasified material from said housing , said gas outlet extending substantially coaxial with said horizontal axis through the housing at the site of the second of said two points; wherein the furnace further comprises: - a plasma torch provided to melt and gasify the material introduced; - a first bearing disposed between the frame and the housing around each of said two points to mount the housing on the frame ; - a second sealing bearing disposed within the supply opening configured to receive a part of said material supply to connect the supply opening hermetically to the material supply ; and - a third sealing bearing disposed within the gas outlet configured to receive a part of said gas discharge to connect the gas outlet hermetically to the gas discharge . - a frame ; - a bowl-shaped housing for temporary enclosure of said material, which can be tilted around a substantially horizontal axis which intersects the housing at two points; - a supply opening through said housing that can be connected with a material supply for introduction of said material into said housing , said supply opening extending substantially coaxial with said horizontal axis through the housing at the site of the first of said two points; - a discharge opening through said housing for removal of molten material from said housing , the discharge opening being arranged in a wall of the housing so that at least part of said molten material can be removed from the housing via the discharge opening by tilting the furnace around said axis ; - a gas outlet through said housing that can be connected with a gas discharge for removal of gasified material from said housing , said gas outlet extending substantially coaxial with said horizontal axis through the housing at the site of the second of said two points; wherein the furnace further comprises: - a plasma torch provided to melt and gasify the material introduced; - a first bearing disposed between the frame and the housing around each of said two points to mount the housing on the frame ; - a second sealing bearing disposed within the supply opening configured to receive a part of said material supply to connect the supply opening hermetically to the material supply ; and - a third sealing bearing disposed within the gas outlet configured to receive a part of said gas discharge to connect the gas outlet hermetically to the gas discharge . - a plasma torch provided to melt and gasify the material introduced; - a first bearing disposed between the frame and the housing around each of said two points to mount the housing on the frame ; - a second sealing bearing disposed within the supply opening configured to receive a part of said material supply to connect the supply opening hermetically to the material supply ; and - a third sealing bearing disposed within the gas outlet configured to receive a part of said gas discharge to connect the gas outlet hermetically to the gas discharge . <EOS>