Dounreay - £220M

Dounreay has been allocated a total spend of £221 million for the coming financial year. Its share of the £4 billion budget overseen by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is a good outcome for the site, according to Dave Wilson, managing director of operators NRS. “It’s a really, really good settlement given the current financial challenges,” he said at the latest meeting of Dounreay Stakeholder Group (DSG) on Wednesday. Mr Wilson said it was just over £5 million up on the previous year after taking account of inflation. He said: “It’s a very positive settlement for Dounreay and will make sure the site is safe, secure and able to continue to protect the environment.” The funding would underwrite the ongoing clean-up of the site and the upgrading of its ageing infrastructure.