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Dounreay

former nuclear power research site in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Dounreay

Summary

Dounreay is a nuclear power plant[1]. Dounreay ranks in the top 8% of nuclear_power_plant entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (900 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dounreay is located in Highland[3].
  • Dounreay is located in Reay[4].
  • Dounreay is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Dounreay's instance of is recorded as research center[6].
  • Dounreay is operated by United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority[7].
  • Dounreay is operated by Magnox Ltd[8].
  • Dounreay's Commons category is recorded as Dounreay[9].
  • Dounreay's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.580120667289265, 'lon': -3.743800618859998}[10].
  • Dounreay's service entry is recorded as 1962[11].
  • Dounreay's service retirement is recorded as March 31, 1994[12].
  • Dounreay's official website is recorded as http://www.dounreay.com[13].
  • Dounreay's official website is recorded as https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-restoration-services[14].
  • Dounreay's described at URL is recorded as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i-xBnPGIS8[15].
  • Dounreay's historic county is recorded as Caithness[16].

Body

Operations

Operators include United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority[7] and Magnox Ltd[8].

Why It Matters

Dounreay ranks in the top 8% of nuclear_power_plant entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (900 views/month).[2] Dounreay has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Dounreay is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Highland, Reay
    Instance of → nuclear power plant, research center
    Country → —
    Country → United Kingdom
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/dounreay/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jarkn and "
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