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Radioactive wasp nest found at former nuclear weapons site
The hazardous insect abode was located near a set of tanks filled with liquid nuclear waste, although the team didn’t detect any leaks. Instead, experts believe the nest set off Geiger counters through what’s known as “onsite legacy radioactive contamination.
The nest with 10 times more radiation than permitted was found at a facility that once produced parts for US nuclear weapons.
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“Some Area 51 aliens type sh*t”: Internet reacts as radioactive wasp nest found in the United States
The Savannah River Site, built in the early 1950s near Aiken, was designed to produce plutonium pits. These pits played a key role in making nuclear weapons. While the site no longer produces weapons, ...
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