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.

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Up, up and run away! Radioactive wasps found at South Carolina nuclear facility