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01/06/2023
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170521 BBC Dalgety Bay Remediation Scotland’s EPA confirms remediation of Dalgety Bay to beginSEPA has been clear in requirements that remediation “will be done once, and it will be done right...
14/05/2021
Dalgety Bay beach: Work to clear radiation will begin after 30-year wait Work to clear radiation from Dalgety Bay beach will begin on Monday - after a 30-year wait, with the situation dealt with "once and for all".
07/10/2020
Radioactive contamination: Amended plan to clean up Fife beach Fife Council has approved plans to amend a £10.5m clean-up operation to deal with radioactive contamination on Dalgety Bay beach.
24/10/2019
Hopefully draw a line under this, aswel as dump 1,000,000 cube of concrete on it
Radiation clean-up due to finally start in Spring 2020 “This project has been all about perseverance and I am delighted that by working together, we are finally going to get the right result for…
23/10/2018
SEPA updates:
Dalgety Bay | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Dalgetty bay updates
18/08/2018
Recently had comment that impact may lead to some developing X-Men like powers ........... Unlikely in my view - heres some useful info.
DNA and Mutations A mutation is a change in DNA, the hereditary material of life. An organism's DNA affects how it looks, how it behaves, and its physiology. So a change in an organism's DNA can cause changes in all aspects of its life.
18/08/2018
was suggested some might develop X-Men like powers living in Bay - unlikely...…….. heres some useful info. related to:
DNA and Mutations A mutation is a change in DNA, the hereditary material of life. An organism's DNA affects how it looks, how it behaves, and its physiology. So a change in an organism's DNA can cause changes in all aspects of its life.
18/10/2017
THE problem of radiation in Dalgety Bay could soon be over after a planning application was passed to begin the clean-up.
Project plans to reduce and control the health and environmental risks of contamination have been passed by the West Planning Committee.
The Press told you in April this year that plans had been submitted to carry out work on the foreshore, which includes installing a geotextile membrane and replacing and reinforcing rock armour to isolate and remove higher activity material.
The existing jetty and slipways at Dalgety Bay Sailing Club are also set to be replaced.
Work will be carried out over two consecutive six-month summer periods - approximately April to September - due to the risk of impacting wintering birds in the Bay area.
Pollution was first discovered at the sight in June 1990, with the radiation blamed on World War II aircraft dials that used luminous paint containing radium.
More than 3,000 radioactive particles have been found at the beach, in nearby gardens and next to the sailing club over the past two decades.
In 2013, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) identified potential significant pollutant linkages associated with radium on specific areas of the Dalgety Bay foreshore.
As a result, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has been working with Fife Council, SEPA and a number of stakeholders to develop a strategy to remediate the area.
Lesley Laird, MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, has welcomed the approval.
She said: "The residents of Dalgety Bay will, no doubt, be relieved that the work can finally get underway. I am very pleased that the Planning Committee heard about the extensive consultation addressing environmental protection and gaining the co-operation of land owners."
Mrs Laird also welcomed the decision taken to restrict hours of work from 8.00am to 6.00pm during the week and that the bulk of the materials required will be brought in by barge rather than road.
She added: "Of course, communication with local residents throughout the work is crucial, as is the opportunity for people to raise any concerns they may have as the work progresses."
Only one letter of objection to the plans was received.
In July 2014, defence chiefs agreed in principle to tackle the pollution and work, reportedly costing £10 million, was expected to be carried out in phases, starting last summer with completion by the end of 2018.
Work to tackle radiation in Dalgety Bay approved THE problem of radiation in Dalgety Bay could soon be over after a planning application was passed to begin the clean-up.
15/05/2021