Our governance

Dounreay, a division of Magnox is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.


Dounreay, a division of Magnox Limited, is responsible for the safe and secure clean-up of the Dounreay nuclear licensed site on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).

Magnox Board

The Magnox Board delegates day to day management to the Dounreay executive team, comprising of the managing director and other directors.

The chair is appointed by the NDA.

Board members

Full details of the Magnox board can be found on the Magnox home page here.

Dounreay, a division of Magnox Limited, Companies House registered number 02264251. Registered office: Magnox Limited, Oldbury Technical Centre, Oldbury Naite, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England, BS35 1RQ

The VAT registration number for Dounreay is GB 125 4239 32.