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British Ministry of Defence responsible to clean up radioactive trash on Dalgety Beach

Dalgety Bay radiation: MoD’s proposals revealed,  BBC, 16 January 2014 The BBC has obtained details of the options being considered by the Ministry of Defence to deal with radioactive contamination on the beach at Dalgety Bay in Fife.BBC News,

They include excavation, containment or simply putting up a fence or warning signs.

The proposals are due to be published next week.

Thousands of radioactive particles have been found on the shore.

It is believed they came from instruments from WW2 aircraft that were destroyed and dumped there.

The MoD has been formally named as the polluter by the environment agency Sepa. An MoD agency has now drawn up management options to deal with the problem……Scottish Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead said: “Local residents of Dalgety Bay have been waiting decades for this mess to be cleaned up.

“A Sepa investigation last year concluded the MoD were responsible for the contamination. Any remediation options must address the clean-up adequately as soon as possible to the satisfaction of the local residents.”http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25769900

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