A record amount of radioactivity has been reduced over the last two years in waste tanks at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management's Savannah River Site.
In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact in the Southeast, the Savannah River Site mobilized teams from Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Site Services, SRS Emergency Response Organization, SRS Fire Department, Centerra-SRS and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service–Savannah River to address extensive damage, repairs and recovery efforts across the site.
In a collaborative effort to support local relief agencies recovering from Hurricane Helene, nearly 40,000 ready-to-eat meals were recently distributed by the National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy-Savannah River and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management received concurrence this month from the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that the Savannah River Site has successfully removed waste from Tank 9 and may now proceed to the next step in the closure process for that tank.
An effort to improve the lifespan and resiliency of a communication tower against extreme weather events at the Savannah River Site has garnered the U.S. Department of Energy Sustainability Award for Outstanding Climate Resilience Project.
The Savannah River Site recently completed construction of a much-needed renovation of a key access control gate at the 310-square-mile nuclear facility.
A U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor recently introduced an innovative, sustainable solution to the Savannah River Site by installing a solar-powered pump system to manage water that infiltrates underground valve pits.
More than 4,700 attendees recently filled the Augusta Convention Center in Georgia in search of higher education and career opportunities during the Savannah River Site Central Savannah River Area College Night.
In another major milestone, the H Canyon Chemical Separations Facility at Savannah River Site recently started dissolving nuclear material from a Japanese research reactor, leading to its safe disposal.
A U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management program at the Savannah River Site that simplifies the process of transitioning interns into new hires has grown to record levels for one SRS contractor.