UKAEA recently invited a group of Dounreay's retired workers back to site to see the decommissioning work taking place at Dounreay. During their return to site Gordon Bailey, Frank Sinclair, Sinclair Calder, Ernie Lillyman, Jonathon Kirk and Rolland Shallcross were informed about the shaft isolation project and saw for themselves the changes that have taken place at the shaft including the raised working platform which was recently constructed. They also had a tour of the Dounreay Fast Reactor to hear how DFR is being decommissioned.
On leaving site Frank Sinclair, said: "I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to site. The tour of the shaft and DFR was excellent and very informative. From what I remember of the site it has all altered, and certainly the sky line has altered. Several new buildings have gone up and there are also many buildings I remember that have now been demolished. During my visit to the shaft at the start of the year, there was no working platform which is now there today. There have been big changes down there." While Sinclair Calder, said he found his visit to the site very informative and very worthwhile "It was nice to see some familiar faces again."
