Emergency Plan

An important part of the safety arrangements at Dounreay is the site emergency plan.

The plan is essential under national legislation and the arrangements are regulated by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate of the Health and Safety Executive.

Exercises are held routinely to demonstrate the adequacy of these arrangements and enable key personnel to practice and rehearse their roles.

The plan describes how the site will respond to an emergency, monitor for the spread of radioactive or other toxic material and alert those external organisations with key roles to perform.

The response of these external organisations is summarised in the off-site emergency plan produced by the Highland Council.

DSRL’s key responsibilities in an emergency at Dounreay are:

  • To protect employees and the public

  • To provide initial advice to the off-site organisations on actions and any counter measures necessary to protect the public

  • To monitor the environment to assess whether any radioactivity or other toxic material has been released and, if so, to assess the quantity

  • To act to prevent escalation of the event

  • To safely and efficiently return facilities and equipment to a stable condition;

Click here to download the site emergency plan produced by Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd.

Click here to download the off-site emergency plan produced by the Highland Council.

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Image: Staff are required to demonstrate the arrangements routinely for dealing with a site emergency

Staff are required to demonstrate the arrangements routinely for dealing with a site emergency

Image: Ambulance personnel, seen here during an exercise, are a key part of the site’s emergency arrangements

Ambulance personnel, seen here during an exercise, are a key part of the site's emergency arrangements

Image: Emergency personnel rehearse their response during an exercise

Emergency personnel rehearse their response during an exercise