Contractors are being invited to bid for a £7m demolition deal to knock down the oldest remaining reactor at Dounreay.
The Dounreay Materials Test Reactor (DMTR) became Scotland’s first operational reactor back in 1958.
The structure was built with steelwork weighing almost 600 tonnes and stands on foundations more than 25 metres in diameter.
Fuel was removed soon after it shut down in 1969 and many of the surrounding facilities, including cooling towers, emergency control room and pipework have since been cleared out and demolished.
Bill Lambie, Project Manager, said: “The removal of DMTR from the skyline will be a significant step for Dounreay, and will be a real and visible sign of the decommissioning progress being made.”
A contract notice will appear in the OJEU for the project estimated to be worth around £7m over three years.
A contractor is expected to be appointed in the first half of 2018.
from Construction Enquirer http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2017/08/14/race-starts-for-7m-dounreay-demolition-deal/
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