An incident at the US Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site (SRS) triggered an emergency response on Wednesday evening after a fire broke out in a single room at the Savannah River National Laboratory. An emergency dispatch reported an “unfiltered ground-level radiological release.”
\n\nThe FAA has shut down airspace over the US Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina, citing a “US Government Nuclear Incident” in its notice.
\n\nSRS officials declared a Site Area Emergency at 5:39 PM on October 28, 2026, at the facility near Aiken, South Carolina. The fire has since been extinguished, and no contamination has been reported outside the affected facility.
\n\nSRS officials said there was no indication of consequences beyond the site's boundaries. Multiple sources told News 12 that the incident occurred shortly after 5 PM, prompting employees in the laboratory’s Area A to shelter in place behind barricades for around 30 minutes.
\n\nAs a precaution, officials closed barricades at site entrances to incoming traffic. Rail, river, and air traffic in the vicinity of SRS were also restricted. Officials directed response efforts and notified the appropriate state and local government agencies.
\n\nEmployees in areas affected by the incident who were not involved in…
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