The Department of Energy said radiation contamination levels on the wasps' nest were over ten times the regulated maximum.

The hazardous insect abode was located near a set of tanks filled with liquid nuclear waste, although the team didn’t detect any leaks. Instead, experts believe the nest set off Geiger counters through what’s known as “onsite legacy radioactive contamination.

Lions and tigers and … nuclear wasps?! That’s right, ladies and gentlemen. A radioactive wasp nest was discovered at a South Carolina facility that was once upon a time a plant that produced nuclear weapons.