Radioactive Wasps Found at South Carolina Nuclear Facility
AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, JUL 29 – The wasp nest, found to have 100,000 disintegrations per minute, is classified as legacy contamination with no impact on facility operations, DOE reported.
- On July 3, Radiological Control Operations at Savannah River Site uncovered a radioactive wasp nest on a stanchion near Tank 17 and bagged it as radiological waste.
- The DOE report said a radioactive wasp nest was discovered at the Savannah River Site earlier this month, with no contamination found in the surrounding area.
- Follow-Up surveys confirmed no spread of contamination to the surrounding area, with the nest's contamination exceeding federal limits by more than 10 times, the report says.
- Following removal, DOE officials said there were no personnel exposures or operational disruptions at the facility.
- Under the Occurrence Reporting & Processing System , legacy radioactive contamination exceeding regulatory baselines must be reported, reflecting the Savannah River Site's environmental cleanup focus since the 1990s.
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Radioactive wasp nest found at site where US once made nuclear bombs
Workers at a South Carolina site that once made nuclear bomb parts have found a radioactive wasp nest. Officials say there's no danger to anyone. Employees checking radiation levels at the Savannah River Site near Aiken found the nest on…
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