And finally… Dounreay submarine reactor test site to be demolished
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A facility used for testing nuclear submarine reactors in Scotland is to be demolished by the 2030s, the BBC has reported.
The Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment (NRTE) was built in 1957 at Dounreay near Thurso.
The site is next to, but operated separately from, the civilian experimental nuclear power complex at Dounreay which is already in the process of being demolished.
In 2011, the UK government said new technology meant testing would no longer need to be done at Vulcan.
Ministry of Defence options for decommissioning Vulcan are ongoing, with the focus on a “safe, secure and environmentally compliant solution” that aimed to meet the timeline for the decommissioning of Dounreay in the 2030s.
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