Fire briefly triggers emergency at South Carolina lab on former nuclear weapons site
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A fire at a national lab in South Carolina that is on a site that once made key parts for nuclear bombs has triggered an emergency response that shut down incoming traffic and restricted air and rail service in the area. The fire at the Savannah River National Laboratory on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site was extinguished and by Wednesday night an emergency declaration ended. The site returned to normal operations. A Savannah River Site statement says no detectable levels of contamination were found. The site is a massive complex where the federal government once produced…
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Fire breaks out at US nuclear weapons facility
A fire at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina triggered emergency measures at a facility supporting the US nuclear arsenal
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Fire briefly triggers emergency at South Carolina lab on former nuclear weapons site
A fire at a national lab in South Carolina that is on a site that once made key parts for nuclear bombs has triggered an emergency response that shut down incoming traffic and restricted air and rail service in the area. The fire at the Savannah River National Laboratory on...
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