Decommissioning 'leak' at Dounreay Nuclear Power Station Regulators to Investigate
The leak was discovered during a routine operation of the plant which is destroying the liquid metal used as the coolant. Monitoring systems detected drips of caustic liquor from pipework in a shielded cell. Dounreay Site Restoration Limited said the plant was immediately shut down and the leak isolated and stopped. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency said no material had been released into the environment.
The Scottish Government has called for this matter to be investigated by the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
