Radioactive Wasp Nest Discovered at U.S. Nuclear Site

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A radioactive wasp nest with radiation levels ten times the regulatory limit was found at the Savannah River Site, a former US nuclear weapons facility, but officials confirmed there was no environmental or public health impact, attributing the contamination to legacy radioactive residues from Cold War activities.
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