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Fire Breaks Out at South Carolina Nuclear Site
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A fire occurred on Wednesday at the Savannah River National Laboratory, a federal nuclear complex in South Carolina, leading to an emergency declaration and precautionary sheltering of employees.
- The fire was extinguished, and a radiological survey detected no contamination; one person was hospitalized with minor injuries.
- The facility restricted vehicle access and limited rail, river, and air traffic around the site during the emergency.
- The Savannah River Site, originally established in the 1950s for nuclear weapons production, now focuses on radioactive waste disposal and environmental remediation.
- The South Carolina Emergency Management Division expressed readiness to assist but did not provide further details.
