[ RadSafe ] Robots scour sea for atomic wasteSubmarines search forradioactive material dumped off the Scottish coast in the 1980s

[Brennan, Mike (DOH)]

Bets as to whether or not the ecology on the closed beach and within the
area banned to fishing are better or worse than the surrounding area?

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From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
Behalf Of Fred Dawson
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 1:54 AM
To: srp-uk at yahoogroups.com
Cc: radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Robots scour sea for atomic wasteSubmarines search
forradioactive material dumped off the Scottish coast in the 1980s

Guardian Reports:- 

Robot submarines are to be used to sweep particles of plutonium and
other radioactive materials from the seabed near one of Britain's
biggest nuclear plants in one of the most delicate clean-up operations
ever in this country.

Each submersible will be fitted with a Geiger counter and will
crisscross the sea floor to pinpoint every deadly speck close to
Dounreay on Scotland's north coast before lifting each particle and
returning it to land for safe storage.

Two kilometres of beach outside the Dounreay nuclear plant have been
closed since 1983, and fishing banned, when it was found old fuel rod
fragments were being accidentally pumped into the sea. The cause was
traced and corrected but particles - including plutonium specks, each
capable of killing a person if swallowed - are still being washed on to
this bleakly beautiful stretch of sand and cliff on mainland Britain's
northern edge.

Full report

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/25/pollution.conservation

 

fwp_dawson at hotmail.com

 

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