Work begins removing elements from reactor

ALEX WALKER

north of Scotland, near Thurso in Caithness.

NDA chief executive David Peattie said: “Dealing with this material is one of the highest priorities anywhere for the NDA, not just at Dounreay but across our UK sites.

“The safe and timely retrieval of the breeder material is crucial to both the site’s closure programme and the national defueling programme.

“I am very pleased with this achievement, which is a great example of how the Dounreay team and the NDA can work together to deliver results of national importance.”

Ron Hibbert, senior project manager with the company carrying out the work, Dounreay Site Restoration Limited, said: “Reaching this important stage has been a huge achievement by the project team.”