Dounreay Team Begins To Empty Reactor Of Nuclear Material

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Dounreay Team Begins To Empty Reactor Of Nuclear Material

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Work is underway to retrieve the last remaining radioactive fuel elements that have been stuck for decades inside the iconic Dounreay Fast Reactor (DFR). The experimental dome-shaped nuclear reactor once led the world in fast breeder technology and after it closed in 1977 most of the core fuel was removed. [Read Full Article]