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

A fragment of waste found near Dounreay in April was the most radioactive to be detected in the last three years, the Highland nuclear site's operator has said.

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Sand-sized particles of irradiated nuclear fuel got into Dounreay's drainage system in the 1960s and 1970s.

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A Dounreay spokesperson said: "Particles are a legacy of industrial practices dating back to the early 1960s and our commitment today to environmental protection includes their monitoring and removal from the marine environment and transparent reporting of our activities."

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The particle was found on the western part of Dounreay's foreshore on 7 April.

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Thousands of particles of different categories have been removed from beaches, foreshore and seabed at Dounreay.

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