Wasp nest in South Carolina reported to be highly radioactive
Federal officials are looking into a wasp nest in South Carolina that turned out to be highly radioactive.
SEVERE HEADACHES WITH
CONFUSION.
>> FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE
LOOKING INTO A WASP NEST IN
SOUTH CAROLINA THAT TURNED OUT
TO BE HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SAYS THE NEST WAS FOUND NEAR
THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE.
THAT'S A SITE WHERE NUCLEAR
BOMBS WERE MADE DURING THE COLD
WAR. THE NEST WAS SPRAYED TO
KILL WASPS AND THEN BAGGED AS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE. A REPORT
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SAYS THE NEST WAS A VICTIM OF
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