Forty-four students from across the country are embarking on a paid trial run in the nuclear industry with EM’s liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site this summer.
Office of Environmental Management
July 11, 2023
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Savannah River Mission Completion summer interns arrive ready to learn about the liquid waste mission. Pictured from left are Robby Smith, McKenzie Joy, Trent Carpenter, Ronald Barnes, Emmanuel Harley, Ben Randolph, Nicholas Leger, Truman Brabham, Amagee Sims, Ava Girard, Marisabel Acevedo, Cedric Slavin, Ashley Dogal, Lucy Moon, Mackenzie Stroud, Colton Hunt, Jonathan Bussey, Jada Pixley, Nicolas Hoeppel, Jinju Philip, Alliayah Shirley, Logan Richardson, Bryson Wilson, Kevin Reece, Madison Plue, Hunter Shealy, Gordon Bryce, Justin Le, Ella Eick, Sarah Davidson, Laura Bachelder, Ethan Youmans, Jacob Schmitz, Willie Ouzts, Liying Wu, Haze Matthews and Aisha Burrell. Not pictured: Tatum Gillespie, Brooklynn Sims, Gage O'banion, Maren Gwaltney, Caleb Randolph, Ambereen Khan and Tarun Nair.
AIKEN, S.C. – Forty-four students from across the country are embarking on a paid trial run in the nuclear industry with the Office of Environmental Management's (EM) liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site this summer.
Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) summer interns bring educational backgrounds in all facets of engineering, environmental science, biology, chemistry, business administration and more.
The interns represent colleges and universities from South Carolina to Texas, including University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina Aiken, Clemson University, Wofford College, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Morehouse College, Georgia State University, Georgia Southern University, University of Florida, Texas Tech University, Purdue University, Tulane University, University of Tennessee, University of Alabama, Texas A&M University, University of Texas and more.
SRMC Intern Coordinator Allison Brinkley loves seeing students’ curiosity come alive and witnessing the pride they feel for having contributed to SRMC’s important mission: safely reducing the risk to the community and environment of radioactive liquid waste stored in aging waste tanks.
“The purpose of our internship program is to foster interest in the SRMC mission and future employment at SRMC,” Brinkley said. “We have an invaluable opportunity to encourage individual student development. This is all thanks to our mentors and managers ensuring students are contributing team members.”
The summer interns will have a well-rounded experience at SRMC with professional development sessions, weekly lectures, community service projects and networking activities.
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