Radioactive wasp nests found in South Carolina
This could be a red flag, an expert said.
From The Times
August 13, 2025

Four radioactive wasp nests were discovered at a South Carolina nuclear facility that the Department of Energy has been cleaning up since 1996.

A large crane lifts the dome off of a rounded building at a former nuclear weapons production facility.

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It could be a red flag, an expert said. →

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