Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the United States have found a radioactive ...

Several radioactive wasp nests have been found in South Carolina at a site that used to produce parts for nuclear weapons, ...

Radioactive wasp nests have been identified at the Savannah River Site, a nuclear facility on a 310-square-mile property in South Carolina close to the Georgia border. Workers found the first ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone.

Generally, wasps travel only a few hundred yards from their nest.” According to The Aiken Standard, the facility’s F Tank Farm consists of 22 carbon steel tanks buried about 23 feet underground.

US News Radioactive wasp nests at South Carolina nuclear weapons site raise worries about possible contamination, leaks By Anthony Blair Published Aug. 3, 2025, 4:04 p.m. ET ...

The wasps then bring the chemical into the nest, causing them to die from the dose after a few days. Do not be tempted to try and get rid of the nest yourself, as this can be unsafe and ineffective.

Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone.

The nest was found in F Tank Farm area, which is "centrally located inside the 310-square-mile Savannah River Site. Generally, wasps travel only a few hundred yards from their nest," it continued.

Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone. Employees who ...

Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the United States have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone.