The Fast Reactor, Dounreay

The Fast Reactor, Dounreay

ID: QZP40_CARD_1671 DESCRIPTION: Postcard showing the Dounreay Dome. The Dounreay Dome was the first Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor to produce electricity for the national grid. Constructed between 1955 and 1958, until its closure in 1977 it played an important part in the world's fast reactor research by developing fuel designs, coolant technology, efficient reprocessing and nuclear waste management. PLACENAME: Dounreay DISTRICT: Caithness - Western OLD COUNTY/PARISH: CAITHNESS: Reay SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection Asset ID: 33592 KEYWORDS: