King to visit nuclear transport ship in far north of Scotland
King to visit nuclear transport ship in far north of Scotland
- The King is scheduled to visit Scrabster in Caithness, northern Scotland, on Monday.
- He will attend a reception to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Dounreay nuclear site, the 50th anniversary of Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL), and the 20th anniversary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).
- The King will unveil a plaque on the Pacific Heron, a sophisticated second-generation nuclear transport ship, and meet its crew.
- Dounreay served as the UK's primary centre for nuclear research and development from 1955 to 1994, focusing on experimenting with plutonium and uranium for electricity generation.
- PNTL, celebrating 50 years of operation, runs advanced cargo vessels between Europe and Japan and maintains a flawless nuclear safety record.