NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science.
Savannah River National Laboratory is the applied research and development laboratory at Savannah River Site. The laboratory applies state-of-the-art science to provide practical, high-value, cost-effective solutions to complex technical problems.
EM Update
Students, SRS Experts Engage in ‘STEMulating' Conversations
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November 17, 2020
Students are becoming pen pals with Savannah River Site (SRS) employees whose degrees and careers involve science, technology, engineering, and math.
EM Contractors Recognized for Safety and Health Excellence
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November 10, 2020
EM contractors across the complex have been honored with a variety of awards for safety and health excellence in DOE’s Voluntary Protection Program.
Collected Pine Cones Help Restore a Forest on Savannah River Site
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November 3, 2020
U.S. Forest Service employees recently held their annual longleaf pine cone collection event on Savannah River Site
SRS Implements Innovative Emergency Preparedness Drills During Pandemic
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October 27, 2020
The Savannah River Site (SRS) has launched innovative methods to ensure emergency preparedness drills continue in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SRS Crews Successfully Demolish Facility Once Critical to Cold War Reactors
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October 20, 2020
EM has completed demolition of a large metal storage building at the Savannah River Site.
Virtual Field Trips to Savannah River Site Become Reality
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October 20, 2020
EM contractor Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) is bringing the site visit experience to the students virtually.
Savannah River Site Closes Soil Cleanup System, Saving $264,000 Annually
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October 6, 2020
A 12-year cleanup campaign conducted by EM at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has ended successfully.
Lab Waste-Handling Changes to Further Improve Worker Safety at SRS
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October 6, 2020
the Savannah River Site (SRS) have developed a system that improves protection for workers who handle and dispose of contaminated laboratory waste.
‘Bubblers’ Provide Decade of Improved DWPF Operations, Preparation for SWPF
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October 6, 2020
Innovative equipment known as “bubblers” have been improving liquid waste operations at EM’s Savannah River Site.
DOE, Congressional Officials Celebrate Launch of Salt Waste Processing Facility at Savannah River Site
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September 29, 2020
Operations of the Salt Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site represents a leap forward in DOE’s ability to tackle tank waste.
News Releases
State Delegates Designate Nov. 28 SRS Day in S.C.
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On Nov. 28, 1950 newspapers and radio stations announced that the then-Savannah River Plant, currently the Savannah River Site (SRS), would be ...
Salt Waste Processing Facility Operations Underway
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The Savannah River Site (SRS) Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF), designed to significantly increase the site’s ability to empty and close ...
DOE Issues Final RFP for the Savannah River Site Integrated Mission Completion Contract
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Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) issued a Final Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Savannah ...
2019 SRS Annual Environmental Report Released
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Each year, the Savannah River Site (SRS) prepares an annual Site Environmental Report (ASER) in accordance with the U.S. Department of Energy ...
SRS Salt Waste Processing Facility to Begin Operations
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The Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) held a ceremony today to mark the start of operations of the Salt Waste Processing ...
SRS Improves Liquid Waste Facilities as SWPF Prepares for Startup
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) and its liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have ...
Project to Double-Stack SRS Waste Canisters Gains Ground
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management and its liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) are ...
Savannah River Site Improves Planning for Steam Outages at H Canyon
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Employees of the H Canyon at the Savannah River Site recently improved planning for steam outages at the chemical processing facility by hiring ...
SRS Resumes Plutonium Downblend
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Savannah River Nuclear Solutions employees in the Savannah River Site’s K Area recently resumed plutonium downblend after an outage for extensive ...
