Radiation warning signs to be put up at Dalgety Bay beach within days

Warning signs telling people not to dig on Dalgety Bay’s radioactive beach will be put up in a matter of days.

The signs will warn: “Radioactive contamination has been found on this beach.

“To minimise any risks members of the public are advised that digging should not be carried out.”

Local MP Gordon Brown, who demanded the move, previously claimed a medical experts’ report calling for new safety measures at the contaminated stretch of shore was suppressed for months.

A report by the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE) was leaked ahead of its publication this week. It concluded there is unlikely to be a link between cancer rates and radiation at the beach but said there could be risks through skin contact or ingestion.