The Dounreay nuclear plant has long been a sore on the landscape in Scotland, and for the last couple of years it has been a sore on the seabed too.
Radioactive particles have been washing up on local beaches since the 1980s. but it was only in 2008 that they started to clean up what was lying on the seabed offshore from the plant using remote control subs.
They've been picking up particles ever since, but the latest report is frightening - one particle they recovered measured 100 million becquerels of radiation. Anything greater than 1 million is a health risk.
And this in the week that it was revealed that radioactive material was washed into the Clyde, and the company responsible wants to store all of Scotland's nuke waste there.
The Scottish people aren't daft. Only 18% of them want new nuclear power plants in the country. And this is one of the reasons why.
(Incidentally, while looking at old posts I was reminded of my "favourite" Dounreay story. The workers took some low-level radioactive waste containers into Thurso and used them to house a Santa's Grotto! I suspect this is how Rudolph got his red nose)
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