US EditionAlert in the United States: Radioactive Wasp Nest Discovered at Former Nuclear Weapons Site
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, SOUTH CAROLINA, AUG 1 – Four radioactive wasp nests were found at the Savannah River Site, with radiation levels 10 times above federal limits, but no contamination spread beyond the nests, officials said.
- At the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, DOE Radiological Control Operation teams found a radioactive wasp nest on July 3, 2025, with radiation levels 10 times above safety limits.
- Radiological Control Operation assessments indicated the DOE reported no external leaks, attributing the nest’s radioactivity to onsite legacy radioactive contamination, not a control failure.
- Site records list the F-Area Tank Farm within the 310-square-mile Savannah River Site, housing 22 underground carbon steel tanks with 750,000 to 1.3 million gallons each.
- Following the discovery, officials report Radiological Control Operations teams sprayed and disposed of the nest as radioactive waste, with surveys finding no further contamination and no impacts on workers, environment, or public.
- The DOE reported four radioactive wasp nests at Savannah River Site, prompting criticism from Savannah River Site Watch and calls from Tom Clements to identify nest types.
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Radioactive Wasp Nest Discovered At Abandoned Nuke Site, Superheroes Apply Within
No, you're not reading the spec script for a crappy, low-budget superhero movie.Apparently, a radioactive wasp nest was discovered by officials at a former nuclear bomb site in South Carolina.According to a Fox News article, the nest was discovered during a routine radiation level check at the Savannah River Nuclear Site near Aiken, SC.The nest reportedly had a radiation level that was ten times the level that is permitted by federal regulations…
Radioactive Wasp Nest Found in Former Nuclear Weapons Plant
Once ground zero for manufacturing the plutonium cores of America’s Cold War nukes, the Savannah River Site in South Carolina is now in the business of making nuclear plant fuel. But as of July 3, it’s also home to a nest of radioactive wasps, CNN reports. In what sounds like the inciting incident that births a new Godzilla foe, workers performing routine radiation checks stumbled on a wasp nest near a cluster of liquid nuclear waste tanks. This…
Alert in the United States: Radioactive wasp nest discovered at former nuclear weapons site
The United Stateshas activated alerts after a disturbing discovery was made involving a nest of highly radioactive wasps that was found inside the Savannah River Site (SRS), a form
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The Washington PostRadioactive wasp nests found near nuclear storage site in South Carolina
In early July, a wasp nest with a radiation level 10 times what is allowed by federal regulations was found inside the grounds of a sprawling Cold War-era nuclear site in South Carolina that today partly serves as a storage area for radioactive liquid waste.
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