{"id":"58d55216-c8c7-4ab8-bf29-69631283521a","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/28/us-news/energy-dept-lab-fire-sparks-nuclear-scare-after-radiological-release-at-sc-facility/","domain":"nypost.com","outlet":{"name":"New York Post","country":"US","cred":2,"lean":1,"curated":true},"title":"Energy Department lab fire sparks nuclear scare after ‘radiological release’ at SC facility","plainHeadline":"Fire at Savannah River National Laboratory caused radiological scare in SC","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["A fire occurred in a single room at Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina.","The incident prompted a reported ‘unfiltered ground-level radiological release’ according to WRDW.","Emergency measures included sheltering workers and barricading the Area A lab area for about 30 minutes.","Rail, river and air traffic, along with site entrances, were restricted during the response.","The fire was extinguished in under two hours with no reported contamination outside the affected building."],"topics":["Energy","Health","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T01:28:42.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T01:56:24.114Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/fea349ca-0960-44b0-8243-e257d579d36c","storyId":"fea349ca-0960-44b0-8243-e257d579d36c","image":"https://nypost.com/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F10%2F146798503.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall","author":"Ella Morrison","dek":"While no contamination was reported outside the “affected” building, the fire caused an “unfiltered ground-level radiological release,” the Savannah River Site said."}