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Dounreay is the site of several nuclear research establishments located on the north coast of Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. The site is used by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment) and the British Ministry of Defence (Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment) The site has five nuclear reactors, three owned and operated by the UKAEA and two by the British Ministry of Defence.
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