Savannah River Operations Office
Today, the Savannah River Site
is a key Department of Energy (DOE) industrial complex dedicated to
environmental management and cleanup, nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship,
and nuclear materials disposition in support of the U.S. nuclear
non-proliferation efforts. The
site also develops and deploys technologies to support the environmental
cleanup and energy independence.
The site’s center is approximately
23 miles southeast of Augusta, Georgia, and 20 miles south of Aiken, South
Carolina, the two closest population centers.
There are more than 1,000 facilities at the site concentrated in only
10 percent of the total land area.
DOE’s Savannah River
Operations Office is responsible for oversight of the EM operations at
SRS. Two other DOE offices, the Savannah
River Site Office and the Office of Site Engineering and
Construction Management oversee the missions supporting the DOE’s
National Nuclear Security Administration at SRS
SRS’ vision it to lead the nation in Energy Independence, National
Security, and Environmental Excellence.
Environmental
Excellence:
Working with state and federal agencies, SRS continues its commitment to excel
in environmental cleanup, waste disposition, and nuclear materials disposition
in a safe and secure manner. It continues to build partnerships and prepare
the Site for the future. SRS cleanup technologies and strategies continue to
be sought after by other sites, agencies, and countries to resolve
environmental cleanup challenges.
National
Security:
SRS is focusing its efforts on development of a new defense arsenal and
securing nuclear materials. It continues to excel in stockpile stewardship
activities and in developing innovative capabilities, like detection
technologies, to improve homeland security. SRS will continue to have a major
role in defense and national security. SRS is also applying its nuclear
technology and resources to the national security mission in the Defense
Program’s Complex Transformation and Nuclear Nonproliferation work of mixed
oxide fuel fabrication and down blending of highly enriched uranium.
Energy
Independence:
The opening of the Aiken County’s Center for Hydrogen Research marked the
beginning of the Site’s transformation to a center for energy research. SRS
serves as a top research hub for scientists and engineers who are working to
solve the world’s energy problems. SRS is developing and demonstrating
alternative energy technologies, by replacing coal power with biomass and
converting all site vehicles to operate on ethanol, electrical power, or other
domestic fuel. SRS is working become the first DOE site in the country to be
100% free of foreign oil.
