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Photograph of DounreayOctober 2023
Dounreay is now part of Nuclear Restoration Services previously Magnox.
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-restoration-services

July 2022
Dounreay 2022
Brochure about Dounreay including the history
Dounreay 2022

10 July 2020
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has announced that Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) and LLW Repository Ltd (LLWR) will become wholly owned subsidiaries of the NDA next year.

2013
Cavendish Nuclear has a 50 per cent stake in Cavendish Dounreay Partnership Ltd, parent body organisation of DSRL, the site licence company responsible for the safe and cost-effective clean-up of the former research site belonging to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority at Dounreay in Scotland. Personnel seconded from Cavendish Nuclear occupy senior management positions of the company.

Earlier
Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd is the site licence company responsible for the closure programme at Britain's former centre of fast reactor research and development.

DSRL has held the site licence, waste disposal authorisation and other necessary legal permits for managing the site since April 1, 2008. Before then, the site was managed by the UK Atomic Energy Authority.

DSRL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UKAEA Ltd and operates under contract to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

Early Dounreay Photos

Telephone
01847 802121

Fax
01847 802697

Postal Address
Dounreay
Dounreay
Thurso
Caithness
KW14 7TZ







News for Dounreay

17/12/2025 : Advisory / Counseling Services

UKAEA and NDA strengthen collaborative approach to decommissioning

UKAEA and NDA sign formal agreement to share knowledge and expertise, advancing the delivery of major decommissioning programmes.   Memorandum of Understanding agreed to enable and encourage knowledge sharing, and improve best practice.  

3/12/2025 : Other Public Services

 
TAE Technologies and UKAEA partner to commercialise fusion tech

Joint venture to develop neutral beams for fusion and non-fusion applications, creating high-skilled jobs and establishing a critical supply chain.   TAE Technologies, a leading US private fusion energy firm with over 25 years at the forefront of scientific innovation, today announces a bilateral and reciprocal investment commitment with the United Kingdom's national fusion laboratory, the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to commercialise TAE's proprietary particle accelerator technology for the global market.  

1/12/2025 : Other Public Services

 
Buried Hazards, Unfinished Business - What the NDA's 2025 Progress Report Really Tells Us

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has released its 2025 Mission Progress Report is a slightly sprawling document chronicling one of the UK's most complex environmental undertakings.  The safe dismantling of its early nuclear legacy.  

30/11/2025 : Other Public Services

 
New recruit officers join the Civil Nuclear Constabulary

The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) welcomes its newest recruits.   The CNC hosted two passing out parades for the graduating Authorised Firearms Officers (AFOs) of Initial Foundation Programme (IFP) 106.  

29/11/2025 : Other Public Services

 
Dounreay's next generation of talent honoured by apprentice award

Nuclear Restoration Services Dounreay's Kate Thomson has won Modern Apprentice of the Year at the Highlands & Islands Apprenticeship Awards in Inverness.   Kate, who is in the second year of her apprenticeship in commercial and quantity surveying, said she was thrilled by the honour.  

24/11/2025 : Other Public Services

 
Taskforce calls for radical reset of nuclear regulation in UK

Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce publishes final report and calls for radical reset of overly complex nuclear regulatory system.   An overly complex nuclear regulatory system has contributed to the "relative decline" of the UK's ability to deliver faster and cheaper nuclear projects.  

18/11/2025 : Marine Services

 
Funding approved for Wick Harbour port consultant

A specialist ports consultant has been appointed to develop a long-term strategic plan for Wick Harbour Authority (WHA) in Caithness.   WHA has secured £47,775 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and the Nuclear Restoration Services, NRS Dounreay towards the cost of the services.  

11/11/2025 : Other Public Services

 
Fallon Campbell From Melvich Near Thurso Named As Apprentice of the Year At Awards In London

Rising star from North Scotland honoured at event to celebrate brightest and best in industry.   An electrical apprentice from North Scotland is celebrating after being recognised for her contribution to industry at the 13th annual Engineering Construction Industry ECI Training and Development Awards in London.  

15/10/2025 : Advisory / Counseling Services

 
The NDA Group Graduate Programme: more than a job

The NDA group graduate scheme offers far more than just a stepping stone into the nuclear industry; it's a chance to grow professionally, explore new places, and become part of a supportive community.   Nuala Ledward, Assurance and Performance Graduate, shares how her secondment to Dounreay brought these benefits to life.  

4/8/2025 : Other Public Services

UKAEA launches International Fellowships Scheme for fusion

UKAEA has launched the International Fellowships Scheme, an initiative to help expand the global talent pool supporting the fusion industry.   The scheme is part of the UKAEA's Fusion Opportunities in Skills, Training, Education and Research (FOSTER) Programme, which aims to train, support, and empower the next generation of professionals, who will help deliver fusion power to the grid.  

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