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It is going to cost about £6m to decontaminate a former Army base in Londonderry, the BBC has learned. | It is going to cost about £6m to decontaminate a former Army base in Londonderry, the BBC has learned. |
The Fort George site has been earmarked as the location for Project Kelvin, but more than half the site is contaminated with heavy metals. | The Fort George site has been earmarked as the location for Project Kelvin, but more than half the site is contaminated with heavy metals. |
Project Kelvin is a telecommunications initiative - which is expected to bring major benefits to the local economy. | Project Kelvin is a telecommunications initiative - which is expected to bring major benefits to the local economy. |
Ilex, the company carrying out the site regeneration, has said the site poses no risk to human health. | Ilex, the company carrying out the site regeneration, has said the site poses no risk to human health. |
The company intends to build a telehouse at the former Army base. | The company intends to build a telehouse at the former Army base. |
The telehouse will be the point where a transatlantic cable will link to the Northern Ireland telecoms network. | |
The cable will connect Northern Ireland directly to the US for the first time. | The cable will connect Northern Ireland directly to the US for the first time. |
It will connect Northern Ireland with the Hibernia North Transatlantic cable, located 22 miles off the north coast. | It will connect Northern Ireland with the Hibernia North Transatlantic cable, located 22 miles off the north coast. |
The fibre optic cable, which runs along the seabed, will interconnect with Northern Ireland's existing telecoms infrastructure as well as that of the Republic of Ireland. | The fibre optic cable, which runs along the seabed, will interconnect with Northern Ireland's existing telecoms infrastructure as well as that of the Republic of Ireland. |
The project had attracted controversy because of a dispute over the location for the telehouse. | The project had attracted controversy because of a dispute over the location for the telehouse. |
It was originally planned for Derry, but the Department of Enterprise then said it would be built in Coleraine. | It was originally planned for Derry, but the Department of Enterprise then said it would be built in Coleraine. |
That decision was reversed after a campaign by politicians and business people in Derry. | That decision was reversed after a campaign by politicians and business people in Derry. |
In February, Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster confirmed the telehouse would be located in city. | In February, Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster confirmed the telehouse would be located in city. |
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