First modular nuclear analysis lab built at Dounreay, Scotland

Published: 15-Feb-2016
Design & Build

A Yorkon off-site building solution from the Portakabin Group was used in the completion of one of the most complex modular building projects ever undertaken in the UK

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The first nuclear facility of its kind to be built using modular construction is at Dounreay in Scotland. The contract for the £9m laboratory for the analysis of radioactive materials was awarded by site clean-up contractor, Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL), to a team led by off-site manufacturer and main contractor, the Portakabin Group.

The 1,300m2 building was made off-site at the Portakabin Group production centre in York and was craned into position in only four days to minimise disruption to operations at Dounreay.

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