4 Radioactive Wasp Nests Found At Nuclear Site In South Carolina

The wasps pose no threat to the general public, but there is much experts still don’t know about how the nests became radioactive.

Four radioactive wasp nests were recently found at a site in South Carolina where the U.S. government used to manufacture materials for nuclear weapons.

The first nest was discovered in early July, and it contained 10 times more radiation than is allowed by federal regulations. Officials say that none of the radioactive nests pose a risk to the general public, but other experts claim that the discovery is a red flag for undetected nuclear contamination in the surrounding environment.

Radioactive Wasp Nests At A South Carolina Nuclear Site

On July 3, a radioactive wasp nest was discovered during routine monitoring of Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Car