Former Minister Peter Peacock Sees Demolition Work At Dounreay

27th February 2007

Photograph of Former Minister Peter Peacock Sees Demolition Work At Dounreay

Highlands and Islands MSP and former Education Minister Peter Peacock made a fact-finding visit to Dounreay on 26 February 2007.

The group saw at first hand the demolition of the fast reactor experiment and visited the site of the latest building to be removed from the skyline - the site's former security office known as D9973.

They also met trade union officials and held talks with site director Simon Middlemas.

In the photo is Rhoda Grant, a candidate on the Labour regional list for the May election to the Scottish Parliament, Peter Peacock MSP Highlands and Islands and Simon Middlemas the Doureay site director.

 

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