Contracts awarded for £22m Dounreay waste store project

Three contracts have been awarded for a £22m project to build a store for radioactive liquid waste at Dounreay.

Amec Foster Wheel, J Gunn and Sons and Street Cranes Special Projects Ltd will be involved in the design and construction of the facility.

The store will hold what is described as "higher activity waste" at the former nuclear power complex near Thurso in Caithness.

The liquid waste will be mixed with cement in 500 litre steel drums.

Highland Council granted planning permission for the store in March.