Dounreay

/ ˌduːnˈreɪ /

noun

1. the site in N Scotland of a nuclear power station, which contained the world's first fast-breeder reactor (1962–77). A prototype fast-breeder operated from 1974 until 1994: a nuclear fuel re-processing plant has also operated at the site

Example Sentences

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority will contribute £3m as part of its efforts to create job opportunities to replace those at the Dounreay nuclear complex, near Thurso, which is being decommissioned.

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Her late father moved from England to work at Dounreay 60 years ago and he loved the area so much that he never left.

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Many of the residents earn their livelihoods from crofting and farming, while others works in tourism, at the Dounreay nuclear power complex near Thurso, or on offshore wind developments.

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Dounreay, near Thurso, was the UK site for the development of fast reactor research from 1955 to 1994.

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The document also sets out investment made so far aimed at helping Caithness and Sutherland adjust to the closure of Dounreay, a major employer for the two areas.

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