No impact from Savannah River radioactive wasps

August 5, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News
Photo: Richard Bartz

The news is abuzz with recent stories about four radioactive wasp nests found at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina. The site has been undergoing cleanup operations since the 1990s related to the production of plutonium and tritium for defense purposes during the Cold War. Cleanup activities are expected to continue into the 2060s.