Scottish cabling work stopped due to contamination from Dounreay
Posted: 9th December 2024
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
Work on part of the mainland link of SSEN Transmission’s new high voltage cable between Orkney and Caithness has been suspended because of the presence of radioactive contamination. The company has been required to have extra monitoring carried out before it resumes work on its new substation near the Dounreay nuclear plant. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency wants the work done as part of the planning process. A spokesperson said: “We have identified the need for monitoring for radioactivity to be undertaken at the site where the substation will be constructed. “The monitoring is needed due to the proximity of the site to Dounreay. “Following the identification of radium contamination at the site, SSEN has stopped work while it acquires an Environmental Scotland authorisation permit.
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