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Highlands And Islands Enterprise Board Visits
Dounreay 18 November 03
UKAEA has welcomed the continuing interest being shown by Highlands
and Islands Enterprise in the economic development opportunities being
generated by record levels of spending at Dounreay. Work worth almost £100
million a year is being let to companies to support the decommissioning of
the site, and UKAEA is supporting efforts by the HIE network to maximise
the benefits to the local economy. Members of the board of HIE were
updated on the site restoration work when they made a fact-finding visit
to the site on Monday, November 17th. Mr Colin Gregory, UKAEA's head of
nuclear technology and strategy at Dounreay and a director of local
enterprise company CASE, said: "If we are to create the conditions for
sustainable development of the local economy when Dounreay is gone, then
it is essential we take full advantage today when spending is at such a
high level. We are seeing good examples of these opportunities through
majorinvestments by the private sector in decommissioning-related
enterprises in and around Thurso and the North Highland College in a
decommissioning institute. UKAEA will continue to support the efforts of
HIE to help the local economy make the most of these opportunities. |
