Pentland floating wind farm granted onshore work approval
Developers of the Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF) have been granted planning permission in principle from Highland Council for planned onshore infrastructure.
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New filings see Pentland floating wind farm area halved
Developers of the Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF) have submitted revised plans for the scheme with Scottish regulators, halving the proposed site area without any loss of capacity.
Investigation launched after emergency response to chemical leak at Dounreay
A formal investigation is under way following a chemical leak at Dounreay on Wednesday night.
US firm Jacobs wins £11m deal for Dounreay
Contracts totalling £11.2 million for two complex decommissioning projects at Dounreay have been awarded to US technical services giant Jacobs.
Scientists make breakthrough to accelerate Dounreay clean-up
Cleaning up the former nuclear power site at Dounreay and its surrounding area could become quicker and cheaper following a breakthrough by scientists.
New life for Dounreay? Council backs move to bring prototype fusion plant to Caithness
Highland Council has backed a bid for a prototype fusion power plant to be sited in Caithness which could create hundreds of jobs for the area and provide “transformational” opportunities.
Hundreds of jobs saved at Dounreay nuclear site
Hundreds of jobs at Dounreay have been safeguarded following the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA) announcement it will take over the Caithness plant.
Dounreay firm offers up £100k to local businesses
The operator of the Dounreay nuclear plant is offering up £100,000 to assist local businesses to reopen as the lockdown eases.
Closing plan for Dounreay nuclear plant ‘unachievable’
Doubts are being cast on the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA) target of having Dounreay’s disappearance completed by 2033.
Dounreay bosses ‘squirrel away’ £1m due to staff exodus
A total of £1 million is being squirrelled away by Dounreay’s operators to help cover the cost of the recent spate of early leaving packages taken by employees.
Probe into Dounreay radioactive dust leak
Dounreay’s operators have been rapped after a radioactive leak from the Caithness site.
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority blossoms in Japan
The British Embassy in Tokyo is one of the most active and also most interesting in our worldwide network.
Half remaining fuel elements in Dounreay’s reactor removed
Half the remaining radioactive fuel elements jammed inside the Dounreay Fast Reactor (DFR) have now been removed.
Underground radioactive dump clean-up to restart
Work is to restart on preparations to empty Dounreay’s notorious underground radioactive nuclear dump.
Energy projects come before council
Highland councillors will convene today for a special meeting to discuss three energy infrastructure developments of national importance proposed for the region.
Workers evacuated from Dounreay after radioactive contamination discovered
Workers were evacuated from a high-security plant at Dounreay after radioactive contamination was detected there, it has emerged.
Half of Dounreay rundown money remains unspent
Nearly half of a fund run by Dounreay’s operators to help the far north weather the terminal rundown of the nuclear plant went unspent last year.
Dounreay ‘poaching’ hurts local regeneration drive, councillor claims
“Poaching” of skilled workers from Caithness-based firms to work at Dounreay is threatening to derail efforts to regenerate the local economy, it has being claimed.
Multi-million NDA funding could bring profits windfall to Scrabster
A new multi-million funding pledge to upgrade a Highland harbour near the Dounreay nuclear site could bring a profits windfall to the area.
Why Holyrood must put power back in hands of autonomous Caithness bodies
Suppose that Edinburgh’s prospects were so dire that its population was projected to nosedive by a fifth in 20 years.
Angry councillors reject proposal that Highland Council should join Nuclear-Free group
A proposal that Highland Council should join the Nuclear-Free Local Authorities (NFLA) group set tempers and emotions running at fever pitch yesterday.
A terrifying Highland visit from a Dalek left children screaming
How the evil Doctor Who villain ended up in the Assembly Rooms in Wick, after the show became an immediate hit on the BBC
A very ‘unusual’ radioactive waste disposal job
Radioactive waste is being removed from one of the most unusual laboratories in the country.
Dounreay nuclear site closed due to high winds
The Dounreay nuclear site has been closed due to extremely high winds, according to a spokeswoman.
Flights of nuclear material sparks fury
The last reported flight taking high-grade nuclear material from Dounreay in Caithnesss has taken place.