§ 89. Mr. Maclennanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when work will begin on the transmission lines to carry electricity from the prototype fast reactor at Dounreay, Caithness, to the grid; what consultations have been held about the line of route; and whether the power generated will be available to local indultry in Caithness and Sutherland, and upon what terms.
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§ Mr. RossAs statutorily required, the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board advertised the route of this line and has consulted all appropriate local planning authorities, my amenity committee and all owners and occupiers likely to be affected. I have given consent to the section from Dounreay to the River Brora, and the Board has already started work on it.
The power generated at Dounreay will be fed into the grid for general consumption.