Dounreay
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Dounreay is a remote site on the north coast of Scotland best known for its former fast-breeder nuclear reactor complex and associated decommissioning project.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dounreay nuclear facility | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former nuclear power research site
ⓘ
nuclear facility ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| coolantUsed | liquid sodium ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decommissioningPlannedCompletion | mid-21st century ⓘ |
| decommissioningStart | 1990s ⓘ |
| DounreayFastReactorCriticality | 1959 ⓘ |
| DounreayFastReactorShutdown | 1977 ⓘ |
| employmentRole | major local employer in Caithness ⓘ |
| environmentalRegulator | Scottish Environment Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReactorCriticality | 1959 GENERATED ⓘ |
| fuelTypeUsed | plutonium-uranium mixed oxide fuel ⓘ |
| gridConnection | connected to UK electricity grid during operation ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Dounreay Fast Reactor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Materials Test Reactor NERFINISHED ⓘ Prototype Fast Reactor NERFINISHED ⓘ fuel reprocessing plant ⓘ intermediate level waste silo ⓘ low level waste disposal facilities ⓘ waste shaft ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
historic waste management problems
ⓘ
radioactive contamination ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fast breeder reactor research
ⓘ
nuclear decommissioning project ⓘ |
| laterManagedBy |
Cavendish Dounreay Partnership
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dounreay Site Restoration Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Highland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | north coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| managedBy | UK Atomic Energy Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Thurso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
village of Buldoo ⓘ |
| notableIncident |
1958 sodium-potassium alloy explosion in waste disposal shaft
ⓘ
1998 discovery of radioactive particles on local beaches ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | experimental fast breeder reactor development ⓘ |
| PrototypeFastReactorCriticality | 1974 ⓘ |
| PrototypeFastReactorShutdown | 1994 ⓘ |
| reactorTypeTested | sodium-cooled fast breeder reactor ⓘ |
| region | Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulator | Office for Nuclear Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
fast neutron physics
ⓘ
fuel cycle development ⓘ reactor materials testing ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose | nuclear fuel reprocessing ⓘ |
| siteSelectionYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| status | in decommissioning ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Dounreay nuclear facility
subject surface form:
Thurso