Dounreay in potential bid to host world's first nuclear fusion power station By Jean Gunn Published: 13:39, 14 March 2021 Get the Northern Times sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper Highland Council is set to consider a potential bid for Dounreay to host the world's first nuclear fusion power station later this month. The local nuclear facility is one of two sites in Scotland said to be preparing applications to construct a multi-billion-pound prototype reactor offering a virtually limitless source of clean electricity by copying the processes that power the sun. Dounreay was unable to make any statement about the proposals as the application is community led, being made by the Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership (CNSRP).