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Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Community hub proposed for new Thurso High School
Thurso's proposed £100m high school could sit alongside other services as part of a new community hub in the Caithness town. Highland Council has made a commitment in its Highland Investment Plan to replace the existing 1960s-era building. Councillors meeting next week will be asked to agree that the new campus be part of a wider community "point of delivery". The local authority's potential partners in the project include, NHS Highland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the operators of the nearby Dounreay nuclear power station. More stories from the Highlands and Islands News from the Highlands and Islands on BBC Sounds Councillors will also be asked to approve a public drop-in event on the plans be held over the summer. In a report, officers described the new school as a "generational opportunity" to invest in critical infrastructure, and improve the quality of facilities for local families. Thurso High School is one of the largest schools in Caithness and has a roll of 750 pupils. In 2022, part of the site was closed off after concerns about the structure. Highland Council
BBC News
6 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Community hub proposed for new Thurso High School
Thurso's proposed £100m high school could sit alongside other services as part of a new community hub in the Caithness Council has made a commitment in its Highland Investment Plan to replace the existing 1960s-era meeting next week will be asked to agree that the new campus be part of a wider community "point of delivery".The local authority's potential partners in the project include, NHS Highland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the operators of the nearby Dounreay nuclear power station. Councillors will also be asked to approve a public drop-in event on the plans be held over the a report, officers described the new school as a "generational opportunity" to invest in critical infrastructure, and improve the quality of facilities for local High School is one of the largest schools in Caithness and has a roll of 750 2022, part of the site was closed off after concerns about the structure.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Nuclear site told to improve safety after worker hurt
Dounreay's operators have been told to improve safety at the site after a piece of equipment toppled over and injured a worker. The accident happened at the nuclear power complex, near Thurso in Caithness, in February. Industry watchdog the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said the worker escaped with minor injuries, but added that it considered the incident as "significant" and "preventable". ONR has issued Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) with an improvement notice. NRS said it took the protection of people and the environment "very seriously". More stories from the Highlands and Islands News from the Highlands and Islands on BBC Sounds ONR said the a radiological contamination monitor, weighing about two tonnes, toppled over while it was being moved. Superintending inspector Tom Eagleton said: "This was a preventable incident that could have had serious consequences for those nearby. "The improvement notice requires the Dounreay site to implement measures that will reduce the risk of similar occurrences in the future. "Specifically, they must identify all operations involving the movement of heavy equipment and ensure comprehensive risk assessments and appropriate control measures are implemented before the work starts." NRS has until 25 July to comply with the notice. A spokesperson for NRS said: "We take the protection of people and the environment from harm very seriously. "We are taking action to strengthen our practices and management in this area, and will comply with the requirements of the notice received in April, having reported the incident to ONR and carried out an investigation." Dounreay was opened 70 years ago as an experimental nuclear power site and is now being decommissioned and the site shut down. Last year, ONR raised safety concerns about the state of some areas of the complex. It found corroded steelwork in a building being used to store drums of radioactive sodium, and leaks from low-level radioactive waste pits. NRS said it was carrying out urgent repairs and had an action plan to deal with other issues. These included ONR's warnings about old and degraded electric equipment and the site's stockpile of chemicals being over its set limit. ONR
BBC News
08-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Dounreay told to improve safety after worker hurt
Dounreay's operators have been told to improve safety at the site after a piece of equipment toppled over and injured a accident happened at the nuclear power complex, near Thurso in Caithness, in watchdog the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said the worker escaped with minor injuries, but added that it considered the incident as "significant" and "preventable".ONR has issued Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) with an improvement notice. NRS said it took the protection of people and the environment "very seriously". ONR said the a radiological contamination monitor, weighing about two tonnes, toppled over while it was being inspector Tom Eagleton said: "This was a preventable incident that could have had serious consequences for those nearby."The improvement notice requires the Dounreay site to implement measures that will reduce the risk of similar occurrences in the future."Specifically, they must identify all operations involving the movement of heavy equipment and ensure comprehensive risk assessments and appropriate control measures are implemented before the work starts."NRS has until 25 July to comply with the notice.A spokesperson for NRS said: "We take the protection of people and the environment from harm very seriously. "We are taking action to strengthen our practices and management in this area, and will comply with the requirements of the notice received in April, having reported the incident to ONR and carried out an investigation." Corroded steelwork Dounreay was opened 70 years ago as an experimental nuclear power site and is now being decommissioned and the site shut year, ONR raised safety concerns about the state of some areas of the found corroded steelwork in a building being used to store drums of radioactive sodium, and leaks from low-level radioactive waste said it was carrying out urgent repairs and had an action plan to deal with other included ONR's warnings about old and degraded electric equipment and the site's stockpile of chemicals being over its set limit.
