Dalgety Bay Radiation Contamination Group

01/06/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lKdfuoSU0I

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...

15/05/2021

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-57119069

14/05/2021

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/2224876/dalgety-bay-beach-radiation/?fbclid=IwAR1U6C1b9EI2jFJpO1bY9hF6ZdeVemMf3rL1FBwEahEQDKKxfG6n65jB4RQ

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

https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/environment/radioactive-contamination-amended-plan-clean-fife-beach-2995112?fbclid=IwAR01uu8A04VMLUB5Sit1SsjIeIebYZxM4wZjcCQc_TV0aHNwmaz7H3IwuDM

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

“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:

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.

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18/08/2018

was suggested some might develop X-Men like powers living in Bay - unlikely...…….. heres some useful info. related to:

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.

THE problem of radiation in Dalgety Bay could soon be over after a planning application was passed to begin the clean-up.

20/05/2014

Please sign the official Government E-Petition: http://www.dalgetybay.org.uk/page.asp?id=85

You can sign our official UK Goverment e-petition, and you can join our email campaign. Please do both! Urge everyone you meet to do the same

19/05/2014

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-27470332

Experts investigating radioactivity at Dalgety Bay say it is unacceptable that the UK does not have comprehensive records of potentially contaminated land.