A radioactive wasp nest, but no waspsSourced
Workers found contaminated nests at a nuclear site, without finding the insects.
In 2025, a radioactive wasp nest was found at the U.S. Savannah River Site; three more were found later. The nests were treated as nuclear waste, but no individual wasps were found and the report did not identify the contamination's source.
The unanswered questions matter as much as the strange finding.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-02