Are new particles continuing to arrive at Sandside beach or is it possible that they have been on the beach for sometime and you are only just finding them?
The accumulated knowledge on the offshore and beach particles has been reviewed and the seabed off Dounreay is now believed to be the source of the particles which are detected on local beaches. The particles are generally moved eastwards, but some also move west into Sandside Bay. It is known that the height of the beach at Sandside changes regularly, just like any other beach of this type, so at any time there may be a mix of recently arrived particles and particles which have been present for some time within the beach. DPAG have reviewed the change in beach height with the available detection equipment and used this information to produce recommendations on monitoring frequency and detection capability in their third report. The beaches are monitored and any particles detected are recovered. During recovery the activity of each particle is estimated, together with the depth of the particle on the beach, the location and height of the beach. It is essential to monitor the beach cons
