Up, up and run away! Radioactive wasps found at South Carolina nuclear facility
Radioactive wasp nest found at former US nuclear bomb site
- A wasp nest with a moderately high radiation level was discovered at the Savannah River Site nuclear facility in South Carolina.
- Radiological Control Operations found the nest on 3 July, which was subsequently sprayed, killed, and bagged as radiological waste.
- The nest's radiation level was recorded at 100,000 dpm, classified by officials as onsite legacy radioactive contamination from previous activities.
- The discovery did not impact the facility's operations, and no contamination was found in the surrounding ground or area.
- The article highlights other global examples of nuclear activity affecting wildlife, often linked to historical nuclear testing and events like Chernobyl.