Dounreay

British

/ ˌduːnˈreɪ /

noun

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

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It was one of two offshore wind projects in Scotland to be awarded a Contract for Difference, along with the smaller Pentland floating offshore wind farm off Dounreay.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

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.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025

Meanwhile the Dounreay nuclear complex - about 30 miles away - has been the mainstay of local employment in Caithness for decades.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025

Air base An airfield was operated at Dounreay by the Admiralty during World War II.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2013

Farming A farm called Lower Dounreay was bought by UK Atomic Energy Authority in the 1950s for the construction of the nuclear facility.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2013

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