×

Dounreay

Dounreay is a small settlement and the site of two large nuclear establishments on the north coast of Caithness in the Highland area of Scotland. It is on the A836 road nine miles west of Thurso. The nuclear establishments were created in the... Wikipedia
Commission date: 1955
Annual net output: DFR; 55.9 GWh (Peak 1972); 32.1 GWh (Average 1972-77); PFR; 1042.6 GWh (Peak 1989); 528.1 GWh (Average 1978-91)
Coordinates: 58°34′48″N 3°44′37″W / 58.58009°N 3.74368°W
Decommission date: 1994 (Ceased generating but other activities continued)
Nameplate capacity: DFR 14 MWe; PFR 250 MWe
Reactors: 3