Dounreay - The End Planning Phase - Your Chance To Comment
16th June 2017

A planning application will be submitted to Highland Council later this year to cover the next phase of planning at the Dounreay site. Planning permission from 2018 to the shutdown of the site, also known as the interim end state, is the third phase of the planning required for the Dounreay decommissioning programme.
This includes work on the shaft and silo, a new flask facility, low level waste pits retrieval, building demolitions and site remediation and landscaping to return the site to as near as practicable its original condition.
Drop-in sessions have been held around the county to provide members of the public with more information.
The last day is at Dounreay Public Information Office, Thurso -Today Friday 16th June 2017
Your views can still be sent before the end of August 2017. If you wish to ask questions or provide comments please come along to a session or contact the Stakeholder Relations Department at the Dounreay Public Information office, Thurso.
The following documents provide detailed information about the planning application:
Dounreay Planning Summary - Phase 3
https://dounreay.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DSRL-PR-Planning-Summary-V2a.pdf
Environmental Statement Phase 3 - Volume One Non Technical Summary
https://dounreay.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Phase-3-Planning_12th-June-2017.pdf
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