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Security alert at US nuclear site U.S. nuclear site in South Carolina on lockdown after potential security threat Monday August 17 th , 2015 at 5:38 PM 1 Share US | Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:31pm EDT The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site in South Carolina is on lockdown and experiencing a "potential security event," according to a statement from the nuclear facility and an internal memo sent to workers. "Site barricades are currently closed to incoming traffic," according to a Facebook post, also issued by the DoE. "There is no indication of a consequence beyond the Savannah River Site boundaries." The Savannah River Site has placed its H Area on a "phase II" security alert, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. The H Area is where highly enriched uranium is blended down to produce low enriched uranium for use in commercial reactors. Th...