US EditionWasp Nest at Nuclear Site Tests 10x Safe Radiation Limit
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, SOUTH CAROLINA, JUL 31 – A radioactive wasp nest with radiation levels ten times above regulatory limits was found at a Cold War nuclear site with ongoing legacy contamination, officials said.
- On July 3, employees tasked with checking radiation levels at Savannah River Site discovered a wasp nest measuring over ten times federal limits.
- With roots in its Cold War weapons program, the Savannah River Site investigators say the nest’s radioactivity stems from onsite legacy radioactive contamination rather than any new leak.
- Despite adjacency to tanks storing millions of gallons of liquid nuclear waste, workers sprayed and bagged the wasp nest as radiological waste.
- Despite no impact, Savannah River Site Watch called the report incomplete and suggested a possible cover-up, while investigators affirmed no link to a waste leak or environmental harm, DOE said no further action was needed.
- Looking at the broader legacy, the Savannah River Site has generated over 625 million liters of liquid nuclear waste, reduced to about 129 million liters through evaporation, and now focuses on cleanup and fuel production.
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