WW2 radiation suspends Orkney-Caithness power project work
Construction of a substation for a high voltage electricity cable between Orkney and the Scottish mainland has been suspended after the discovery of radioactive contamination. The facility at Dounreay, near Thurso in Caithness, forms part of energy giant SSEN's £900m Orkney-Caithness 220kV link …
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