Radioactive waste exported to Peru from Scotland almost 10 years ago has been returned to the Dounreay nuclear plant in Caithness.
It has emerged that 2.9 tonnes of thorium nitrate arrived safely at the site on Wednesday after a marathon sea and road trip from South America.
The waste was originally produced at the Caithness nuclear plant as a by-product of reprocessing.
It was exported to Peru in 1998 but could not be treated or disposed of.
Kukala, a company based in the Peruvian capital Lima, had originally planned to use the material to fuel gas mantles.
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