Heritage News
Friday 6 August 2010
Heritage strategy to be published next month
Britain’s first heritage strategy for a nuclear site is set to be published next month.
Tuesday 29 June 2010
Life at Dounreay a hard slog in war time
A recently-discovered booklet offers a glimpse of life at Dounreay’s airfield during the Second World War.
Monday 28 June 2010
Nuclear spanners just the job for steam railway
A box of huge imperial ‘flogging’ spanners, found in the Prototype Fast Reactor's turbine hall, are starting a new life with a Highland steam railway.
Monday 7 June 2010
A classic piece of Dounreay’s heritage from the 1950s has been given a new lease of life on the Internet.
The Dounreay Sphere – Design and Construction, was a technical film made for the UK Atomic Energy Authority. It charts the construction of the giant sphere inside which Britain’s first experimental fast breeder reactor would operate.
A 25-minute version of the film has been recovered from the site’s archive and can be viewed via the video library of www.dounreay.com.
Wednesday 12 May 2010
Royal visitors to Dounreay - appeal for help Dounreay appeals for information on historical royal visits to the site.
Wednesday 10 March 2010
Heritage plan moves a step closer
A heritage strategy for one of the UK's most important nuclear sites of the 20th century has moved a step closer.
Wednesday 17 February 2010
Heritage workshop hailed a success
A heritage workshop was held in Edinburgh in January as part of Dounreay's engagement programme to gather views on its draft Heritage Strategy.
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Artist gets to work on Dounreay's culture
A Scottish artist is set to bring a new perspective to the cultural heritage of Scotland's biggest nuclear site.
Friday 5 February 2010
Have your say on Dounreay's heritage
DSRL is inviting comments from staff, contractors and the general public on the proposals set out in the Heritage Strategy documents. Time is running out as the deadline for responses is 8th March 2010.
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