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DFR History

The 1940s - background to an experimental fast reactor

Design

The 1967 leak

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Taking shape

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Piecing together the sphere

 

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The sphere grows from the base

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Half the sphere is built 

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The reactor vessel ready to go inside the sphere

Safety

Image: Staff and Contractors viewing the plans for the replacement ventilation system

Our aim is to decommission the site safely and with no harm to people or the environment.  Find out how.

Communities Fund

Image: Representatives from the science festival are pictured here receiving the cheques from NDA and Dounreay Communities Fund

Find out how DSRL benefits the local community.

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Image: D8550 Criticality Cell

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