(NewsNation) — The highly publicized discovery of a radioactive wasp nest at a former nuclear-weapons facility in South Carolina may signal a larger problem within the local ecosystem, a watchdog tells “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.”
The U.S. Department of Energy said workers at the Savannah River Site on July 3 found an empty wasp nest with abnormally high radiation levels. Officials suggested nearby “legacy” waste contaminated the object. The nest was safely disposed of, and the public is in no danger, they said.
But Tom Clements of the Savannah River Site Watch says there could be a more disturbing explanation. He said wasps that built the nest may have gathered radioactive materials from farther out within the 300-square-mile property, where plutonium and tritium were once produced for weapons.
Radioactive wasps in South Carolina? What you need to know
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