Dounreay unions' leader David Alexander said he expected it would be business as usual for DSRL's 876 workers.

BBC: Babcock Dounreay Partnership poised to run nuclear firm

Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) said the first of 44 tonnes of fuel could be moved in early 2012.

BBC: ?30m to take Dounreay material by rail to Cumbria

In their annual report, the directors of Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) said no time was lost through accidents between March 2009-10.

BBC: Dounreay nuclear site's safety 'improving'

The annual report has revealed that DSRL was awaiting the outcome of an investigation into why not all procedures were followed in the movement of radioactive material.

BBC: Dounreay nuclear site's safety 'improving'

Dounreay Site Restoration Limited's (DSRL) report draws on work commissioned in 1996 and 2003 that considered the threats posed by a tidal wave, either caused by an earthquake or an underwater rock slide.

BBC: Dounreay reports on tsunami and earthquake resilience