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A fire at the Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina prompted a state of emergency after an unfiltered leak of radioactive material was reported, WRDW reports. The fire was extinguished, and subsequent tests of radiation levels found no contamination, lab officials said. The state of emergency has been lifted. Originally built to produce plutonium and tritium for US nuclear weapons, the Savannah River complex continues to support the nation's nuclear capabilities.

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A fire at the Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina prompted a state of emergency after an unfiltered leak of radioactive material was reported, WRDW reports. The fire was extinguished, and subsequent tests of radiation levels found no contamination, lab officials said. The state of emergency has been lifted. Originally built to produce plutonium and tritium for US nuclear weapons, the Savannah River complex continues to support the nation's nuclear capabilities.

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