Four radioactive wasp nests were discovered at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina. The first nest was destroyed, and the wasps were disposed of as radioactive waste. The DOE asserts ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Concerns are rising in the Lowcountry as four wasp nests have tested positive for traces of nuclear waste. The first nest was discovered in July and subsequently removed. Now ...

Some of the most toxic nuclear waste in the world is stored in dozens of huge tanks first installed in the 1950s at the Savannah River Site atomic weapons complex near Aiken. Radioactive wasp nests ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone.

Many people are terrified of wasps because of the insects' aggressive reputations and sharp stingers. Now, there's another reason to steer clear of them-at least that's the case if you live near a ...

Reports of radioactive wasp nests at the Savannah River Site spawned news coverage the nation over and even spread to Great Britain, where the BBC focused as much on the “old US nuclear weapons site” ...

A radioactive wasp nest had been found at a nuclear waste and weapon site in South Carolina. According to a report by the U.S. Department of Energy, the contaminated nest was discovered at the ...

The recent Aiken Standard article on the radioactive wasp nest, removed near an SRS nuclear waste tank, raises more questions and concerns than it answers. First of all, the measured radioactivity of ...

The discovery of a radioactive wasp nest at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina, was reported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on July 22. The contamination level of the nest was ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As word spreads about the discovery of radioactive wasp nests at a South Carolina nuclear weapons complex, some researchers and environmental activists are urging the government to ...