Emergency declared at South Carolina nuclear site after fire erupts at lab
Officials said no contamination was reported outside the facility as workers sheltered and traffic was restricted after the fire and release.
- On Wednesday, a site area emergency was declared at the Savannah River National Laboratory near Aiken, South Carolina, after a fire and unfiltered ground-level radiological release at 5:39 p.m.
- The Savannah River Site, a 310-square-mile complex built in the 1950s, produced plutonium and tritium for nuclear weapons during the Cold War and now focuses on environmental cleanup and nuclear materials management.
- Citing a U.S. government "nuclear incident," the Federal Aviation Administration issued a temporary flight restriction; rail and river traffic were restricted, and employees in Area A sheltered in place for about 30 minutes.
- Site officials confirmed the fire was extinguished and reported no contamination occurred outside the affected facility, with no indication of consequences beyond the Savannah River Site boundaries.
- Authorities have not determined the cause of the fire, the nature or quantity of released material, or whether anyone sustained injuries during the incident.
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