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Seabed hunt for nuclear particles | |
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The seabed around the Dounreay nuclear Plant in Caithness is to be scoured in a multi-million pound operation to clean up radioactive particles. | |
The UK Atomic Energy Authority plans to clear an area the size of 60 football pitches where it is believed the most hazardous material is. | |
Remotely-operated vehicles will be used to survey an area between Dounreay and nearby Sandside Beach. | |
The move has been welcomed by the beach's owner Geoffrey Minter. | |
The recovery will be integrated with the remediation of the nuclear complex's old diffuser - thought to be the source of the contamination. | |
Final consultation will now take place on the seven year programme, which will also see the first ever in-depth survey of the beach and increased onshore monitoring. | |
It is thought that thousands more metallic fragments of reprocessed reactor fuel remain on the seabed. | It is thought that thousands more metallic fragments of reprocessed reactor fuel remain on the seabed. |
The 140-acre (56 hectare) Caithness plant is being decommissioned at a cost of £2.9bn. |
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