The mystery of Caithness teen who vanished on 18th birthday
He should have been celebrating a milestone in life in his home town of Thurso.
Dounreay
Plane carrying nuclear waste takes off day after UK terror alert raised to “critical”
A plane carrying weapons-grade nuclear waste to the US left the Highlands the day after the UK’s terror threat level was raised to “critical.”
Campaigners aim to raise awareness of Moray nuclear flights at meeting
Anti-nuclear campaigners will meet in Moray to press for alternatives to transporting radioactive waste through the region.
Scottish Government raises safety concerns over Dounreay clean-up
The Scottish Government has raised safety concerns over the £1.6billion clean-up of the Dounreay nuclear complex in Caithness.
Could a spaceport be built in the Highlands?
A remote north peninsula has rocketed into the lead as spaceport plans take off.
Nuclear disruption for North Coast 500 route
A hugely-popular tourist driving route faces disruption while a stretch is used to transport nuclear waste.
Call for Dounreay clean-up to leave economic legacy for the Highlands
A north MSP has called for a "tangible" legacy to be left in Caithness from the decommissioning work being carried out at Dounreay.
Removal of radioactive concrete blocks at Scottish nuclear “swimming pool” begins
The first of 180 massive radioactive blocks of concrete have been removed from a Scottish nuclear "swimming pool."
Nuclear records dating back to the 1940s to go on public show for first time
UK nuclear records from 17 sites dating back to the 1940s will be on public show for the first time today at a new archive in Caithness.
Strike ballot looms at Dounreay nuclear site
The prospect of a strike at Dounreay has increased after the latest pay talks between unions and management at the nuclear site broke down.
The future job opportunities in the Caithness area
More than 90 jobs are expected to be created at Wick Harbour as part of the £10million spin-off from major offshore renewable energy contracts in the coming months.
REVEALED: The cost of transporting workers to Dounreay for decommissioning
The scale of the operation involved in transporting hundreds of staff working to decommission Dounreay has been laid out by the nuclear facility.
Scottish Government will “seek assurances” over Wick uranium flights
The Scottish Government has said it will "seek assurances" about the safety of flying highly-enriched uranium out of a Highland airport.
Scottish Government to comment on transfer of nuclear materials from Wick to the US
Ministers are expected to outline their views on the controversial transportation of radioactive material from a Highlands airport today.
Windfarm plans blown off course after world heritage vision for Flow Country not included in planning report
Two wind projects planned for the Highlands were blown off course yesterday by councillors.
Threat of industrial action at Dounreay amid pay dispute
Workers at Dounreay are to begin balloting for industrial action amid an ongoing pay dispute.
Robot saw makes the first cut in milestone moment at Dounreay
Work on cutting up part of the nuclear reactor infrastructure at Dounreay in Caithness got under way yesterday as strike action threatened to disrupt decommissioning of the site.
Unions warn of unrest over pay offer at Dounreay
A coalition of unions has warned of industrial unrest at Dounreay amid a dispute over pay.
Twenty nuclear workers made redundant at Dunreay
Twenty workers at a Scottish nuclear site have been made redundant.
Why terrorists could now be targeting old Inverness police station
There are fears a former police station in Inverness is a target for terrorists - because it is now the nerve centre for a hush-hush nuclear waste programme.
Claims Wick Airport runway is too short to transport nuclear cargoes
Anti nuclear campaigners claim an inadequate runway at Wick Airport is justification for halting airborne nuclear cargoes between Dounreay and the US.
Fury over “dangerous” nuclear flights from the Highlands to US
Road around Wick Airport will be regularly shut over the next 18 months so nuclear waste can be taken be flown to the US.
Contractor sought for major role in Dounreay decommissioning
The company responsible for decommissioning the former nuclear plant at Dounreay is looking for a contractor to take on an important aspect of the £1.6billion clean-up operation.
Rejected Caithness windfarm back on the table
Developers have resubmitted a planning application for a 24-turbine Caithness windfarm that was rejected by a Scottish Government reporter after a public inquiry.
SNP MP refers UK Government to European Commission over Dounreay plan
Highland MP Paul Monaghan has referred the UK Government's plan to transport nuclear waste from Dounreay to the United States to the European Commission.
Birds of prey to be deployed to stop gulls at Dounreay
Nuclear contamination tests continue in north of Scotland
More nuclear tests are set to be carried out for contamination on beaches in the Far North.
Dounreay’s lucky 13th anniversary
Staff at the Dounreay Fast Reactor in Caithness have achieved a remarkable milestone - 13 years without a lost time accident, or 4,748 days of safe working.
Concerns over moving of Dounreay material by rail after flooding
A campaign group has raised new concerns about the movement of waste materials from Dounreay by rail after major flooding in Cumbria.
First batch of nuclear material leaves Dounreay on 400-mile journey to England
The first consignment of "exotic" plutonium nuclear material has been transported from Dounreay in Caithness more than 400 miles away to England.
Turfs cut for new Dounreay archive centre
Work has started at the site of a new home for the north's nuclear archives.
Iconic Dounreay power plant to be split between two national museums
The control room of a nuclear power plant has been dismantled and will be rebuilt in two national museums.