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Using the Beach in the Bay of Vromos Carries Health Risk

Using the beach in the Bay of Vromos, located 13 km. south of Burgas, on the territory of Burgas and Sozopol municipalities, carries a health risk to humans. This warned the Ministry of Health, after receiving evaluations by the National Center of Radiobiology and Radiation, the Executive Environment Agency, the Basin Directorate and other control institutions.

In regard with this the Regional government of Bourgas issued an order, prohibiting the use of the beach.

Years ago in the Bay radioactive waste was discharged from the mine of "
Rosen"
. Besides copper, contained uranium was also storaged there. Currently, the National Centre of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection assessments show that the marine water meets the quality of coastal waters, but at the same time the Executive Environment Agency found that the beach there exceeded typical for the region radiation twice. In regard with this the National Centre of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection concluded that the average exposure beyond the radiological criteria for safety, administered by the International Agency for Nuclear Energy.

Burgas Municipality appeals to residents and visitors of the Southern Coast to comply with the issued order and not take risk for their health!

This problem has been known for years by the EU's nuclear experts, thats why they threw tens of millions of Euro's into the Bulgarian economy to deal with the associated problems. Greece has always complained about the high levels of radiation coming from Bulgaria into Greece.

Won't be going there than

Oddy

I think scott has a valid point this isn't anything new just something that has now been made public but has been covered up for years

Experts Confirm Harmful Radiation at Bulgarian Beach

The sand from the Bulgarian Black coast bay "
Vromos"
is radioactive and harmful for beach goers, according to experts from the Environment and Health Ministries.

The news was announced Thursday by the Governor of the Region of Burgas, Konstantin Grebenarov, who was the recipient of the experts' letter.

The letter asks local authorities to make people aware of the results and place signs warning visitors to not use the beach.

The radiation level is twice higher than the norm for the southern Black Sea coast, but the danger is not in the air, rather in the sand which has uranium and radium. They came from the now-closed nearby mine which deposited large amounts of radioactive waste in the bay between 1954 and 1977.

The experts further point out the sea water is not radioactive, but a couple of days stay at the beach could be harmful.

The increase of radiation levels in the area over the last three years is attributed to some waste that has not been completely removed.

The Governor says the warning signs, placed at "
Vromos,"
have been removed by local owners, but will be mounted again.

In the beginning of August, Grebenarov, issued an order banning the use of the beach located between the municipalities of the city of Burgas and the town of Sozopol, near the town of Chernomorets. At the time Grebenarov said he made the decision after consulting with experts from the Health Ministry and the Environmental Agency.

The order triggered large-scale protests among hotel and land owners around the bay, saying the order serves business interests and aims at lowering property prices in the area.

A separate measurement, done by the Executive Environmental Agency in mid-August, yielded the same results.