US nuclear materials plant closed after explosives inspection

US nuclear materials plant closed after explosives inspection
by Staff Writers
Miami (AFP) Aug 17, 2015

A South Carolina nuclear material processing plant was locked down for several hours Monday after authorities inspected potential explosive residue.

Precautions were taken after bomb dogs and electronic scans indicated possible explosive residue on a delivery truck, the Savannah River Site nuclear reservation said in a statement.

But "an offsite law enforcement investigation has found no explosive residue or device on the truck that was inspected this afternoon at the Savannah River Site," near Aiken, the plant said in a Facebook posting.

South Carolina and Georgia law enforcement agencies were assisting site security contractor Centerra.

The massive facility, which does waste processing, is owned by the US Department of Energy.

Thanks for being here; We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain. With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords. Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year. If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor $5 Billed Once credit card or paypal		SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter $5 Billed Monthly paypal only

Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks

del.icio.us

Digg

Google

Memory Foam Mattress Review

SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
Solar Energy Solutions
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison

Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News

Japan's Abe rapped as Nagasaki marks 70th anniversary of A-bomb
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 9, 2015
Japan on Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki that claimed more than 74,000 lives, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came under fire for his attempts to expand the military's role. Bells tolled and tens of thousands of people, including ageing survivors and the relatives of victims, observed a minute's silence at 11:02 am (0202 GMT), the moment the bomb from a US p ... read more

From a million miles away, NASA camera shows moon crossing face of Earth

Russia to conduct simulated flight program to Moon, Mars over 4 years

NASA Could Return Humans to the Moon by 2021

Smithsonian embraces crowdfunding to preserve lunar spacesuit

One Decade after Launch, Mars Orbiter Still Going Strong

One Decade after Launch, Mars Orbiter Still Going Strong

Salt flat indicates some of the last vestiges of surface water on Mars

Mars Rovers and the Last Moonwalker to Invade Poland in September

First Time Ever: ISS Crew Eats Food Grown in Outer Space

Gecko Grippers Moving On Up

US, Russia, China to Explore Benefits of Outer Space for ASEAN

First bite of space-grown lettuce is 'awesome'

China's space exploration potential has US chasing its own tail

China to deploy space-air-ground sensors for environment protection

Chinese earth station is for exclusively scientific and civilian purposes

Cooperation in satellite technology put Belgium, China to forefront

ULA to launch 2nd Cygnus spacecraft to ISS on Cargo Mission

First Use of ISS Astronaut Pictures for Light Pollution Studies

ISS to Open Research Facility for Materials Science Research by 2017

NASA renews $490M contract with Russian Space Agency

NASA selects contractor to prepare launch structure for SLS

ILS concludes Proton launch failure investigation

Intelsat 34 fueled for heavy-lift mission with Ariane 5

India to launch 9 US satellites in 2015, 2016

Tenth transiting 'Tatooine'

Astronomers discover new planet orbiting two stars

Scientists solve planetary ring riddle

Overselling NASA

Gaming fans resurrect beloved 1980s ZX Spectrum in UK

Scientists achieve major breakthrough in thin-film magnetism

Surprising discoveries about 2-D molybdenum disulfide

Australia court sides with Internet firms in piracy row

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.