A fire broke out at a national laboratory in the US state of South Carolina, located within a complex that was previously used to produce key components for nuclear bombs.
The fire prompted the activation of emergency procedures, the closure of roads to incoming traffic, and restrictions on air and rail traffic in the area.
The fire broke out at the Savannah River National Laboratory, inside the US Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site. A state of emergency was declared, and the fire was later extinguished.
No contamination was detected outside the affected facility, according to a statement from the Savannah River Site.
The statement added that employees in areas affected by the fire who were not involved in responding to it were sheltered in safe locations.
The Savannah River Site is a vast complex where the federal government produced materials used in nuclear weapons, primarily tritium and plutonium-239.
The laboratory is located in the northwestern corner of the complex.
The fire prompted the activation of emergency procedures, the closure of roads to incoming traffic, and restrictions on air and rail traffic in the area.
The fire broke out at the Savannah River National Laboratory, inside the US Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site. A state of emergency was declared, and the fire was later extinguished.
No contamination was detected outside the affected facility, according to a statement from the Savannah River Site.
The statement added that employees in areas affected by the fire who were not involved in responding to it were sheltered in safe locations.
The Savannah River Site is a vast complex where the federal government produced materials used in nuclear weapons, primarily tritium and plutonium-239.
The laboratory is located in the northwestern corner of the complex.
