Radioactive wasp nests found at former nuclear weapons site

AIKEN, S.C. – Several wasp nests discovered at a former nuclear bomb-making facility in South Carolina are raising questions as to how the insects were able to come in contact with radioactive material.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, a routine inspection of the Savannah River Site outside of Augusta, Georgia, discovered at least one of the nests near one of the many tanks of nuclear waste on July 3…

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