Dounreay may lead Chernobyl decommission

By The Newsroom
Published 21st Apr 2011, 15:16 BST
Updated 21st Apr 2011, 23:57 BST
THE rundown of the Dounreay nuclear complex could provide lessons for the eventual decommissioning of the Chernobyl plant, according to an expert.

World powers this week pledged nearly 500 million to help build a new containment shield for the Ukrainian facility ahead of the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear accident.

Jillian Bundy, training and development manager at Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd, has recently returned from a three-day visit to Ukraine where international experts discussed plans to decommission Chernobyl.

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She was one of four foreign speakers invited by the International Atomic Energy Agency to share their experience of decommissioning nuclear sites.

The conference was held in Slavutych, a new town built about 50km from Chernobyl to house people displaced by the exclusion zone around the plant.

Ms Bundy said: "It is 25 years since the accident, yet things are not as far advanced regarding decommissioning."