Dalgety Bay beach 'could be closed' after new radiation danger finds
9 November
Dalgety Bay beach could be closed down permanently, as concerns rise about radioactive material on the shore, following the discovery of more ‘significant’ souces of radiation.
The Dalgety Bay beach would become the first in the UK to be shut under the measure to prevent the public being exposed to potentially cancer-causing particles from dismantled Second World War planes.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) may be forced to designate the site of a former military airfield “radioactive contaminated land” if the Ministry Of Defence does not take voluntary action to deal with the continuing problems.
The latest announcement follows the discovery of “significant” sources of radiation that could pose a risk to the public if exposed particles were again found on the same beach where about 200 radioactive particles have already been discovered.
Sepa said the material appeared to be buried at the headland on the beach, adding it posed a “significant hazard” if exposed through erosion or movement. The agency said such a situation could develop with winter storms and the particles would “pose a risk to the Dalgety Bay community”.
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