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Radioactive wasp nest discovered by workers at former nuclear bomb site
Workers at South Carolina's Savannah River Site, a nuclear facility, found a radioactive wasp nest with radiation levels 10 times higher than federal regulations allow.
Radioactive Wasps Found at Former South Carolina Nuclear Bomb Site
The Department of Energy said radiation contamination levels on the wasps' nest were over 10 times the regulated maximum.
Three more contaminated wasp nests discovered at Savannah River Site
Three more wasp nests contaminated with radioactivity have been discovered at the Savannah River Site, according to a the U.S. Department of Energy.
Radioactive wasp nest found at South Carolina site where U.S. once made nuclear bombs
Employees who routinely check radiation levels at the Savannah River Site near Aiken found a wasp nest on July 3 on a post near tanks where liquid nuclear waste is stored.
Radioactive wasp nest found at former nuclear weapons site
The hazardous insect abode was located near a set of tanks filled with liquid nuclear waste, although the team didn’t detect any leaks. Instead, experts believe the nest set off Geiger counters through what’s known as “onsite legacy radioactive contamination.
Radioactive wasp nests at South Carolina nuclear weapons site raise worries about possible contamination, leaks
The buzz about radioactive wasps at a Cold War-era nuclear site in South Carolina just won’t die. Investigators found “hot” nests inside a nuclear weapons facility in South Carolina, with scientists warning it could be evidence of either a leak or contamination that wasn’t previously detected.
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