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‘Radioactive’ beach may be concreted over – Scotsman.com News

‘Radioactive’ beach may be concreted over

NEWS>SCOTSMAN.com 17 December 2008

By Alasdair Dalton

A BEACH may have to be partially covered in concrete to seal dangerous material that could give children a dose of radiation.

The move could stop the area being officially designated as contaminated land, which residents fear would devastate the community.

The news follows the discovery of 39 radioactive radium items in the latest survey of the foreshore at Dalgety Bay,…………………..The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) said the material could give a child a “potentially significant” radiation dose to the skin,……………………….The radiation comes from the luminous coating put on the dials of wartime aircraft so they could be read at night.

They are thought to have been burnt with other waste, which was then used to help rebuild the foreshore.

Warning signs about the contamination were erected after a 1996 survey. People are advised not to take away items and to wash their hands after visiting the beach.

 

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‘Radioactive’ beach may be concreted over – Scotsman.com News

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