Dounreay purchases new fire engine
DOUNREAY has announced it now has a third fire engine on site to comply with regulations set by the Office of Nuclear Regulations.
Dounreay Site Restoration Limited purchased the fire engine from Sizewell Nuclear Power Station free of charge as the Suffolk site has disbanded its fire team due to defuelling operations being completed.
All redundant fire equipment from Sizewell was put on the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Asset Register which enables other nuclear site licencing companies to apply for the equipment and ensures that it is re-used.
Dounreay was looking for a third fire engine to ensure that the site has at least two fire appliances available at all times to comply with a requirement from the ONR Inspector for Fire Safety.
The fire engine was transported from Suffolk on the back of a D Steven and Son lorry, and was formally handed over to DSRL by Sizewell’s former fire team leader, Mark Thurston.
NDA Contract Manager John Lawes said the only cost to DSRL was transported the fire engine from Suffolk to Caithness.
“This is another example of the savings in cost and schedule that can be made from using the Asset Register and we encourage DSRL’s project teams to check it regularly”.
It is planned the fire engine will be used on site for the next ten years as the Dounreay crew’s back-up appliance.”