The Savannah River Site is a key U.S. Department of Energy industrial complex responsible for environmental stewardship, environmental cleanup, nuclear waste management and disposition of nuclear materials.
The National Nuclear Security Administration Savannah River Field Office and the Savannah River National Laboratory are located at SRS. Additionally, the University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and the USDA Forest Service Savannah River along with several major contractors are also located at the 310-square-mile-site in Aiken, South Carolina.
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During the 1950s, SRS began to produce materials used in nuclear weapons, primarily tritium and plutonium-239. Five reactors and support facilities were built to produce these nuclear materials. Irradiated materials were moved from the reactors to one of the two chemical separations plants. In these facilities, known as “canyons,” the irradiated fuel and target assemblies were chemically processed to separate useful products from waste. After refinement, nuclear materials were shipped to other DOE sites for final application. SRS produced about 36 metric tons of plutonium from 1953 to 1988.
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Savannah River National Laboratory took the first step towards recovery of rare and valuable plutonium-244 and heavy curium isotopes from Mark-18A targets. January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 -
A trio of new and improved filters in a key operating facility at the Savannah River Site has optimized efficiency and accelerated production of the radioactive waste tank cleanup mission — marking the completion of a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management priority to execute key cleanup to safely address the risk associated with legacy waste. December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 -
Crews recently reduced the legacy footprint at the Savannah River Site by demolishing two structures surrounding a facility that once helped power deep-space missions such as Galileo, Ulysses and Cassini. December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 -
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management announced the successful completion of major optimizations across the Savannah River Site’s liquid waste treatment system.December 23, 2025 -
In a significant achievement for dam safety, a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor has successfully completed inspections of two high-hazard dams at the Savannah River Site. December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 -
Cleanup crews continued shrinking the legacy footprint on the 300-square-mile Savannah River Site when they recently removed a water tower that had become a safety hazard after it was taken out of service years ago. December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 -
Engineers with the contractor cleaning up the radioactive tank waste at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have developed a 3D-printed tool that can eliminate months from the tank waste sampling timeline. November 25, 2025November 25, 2025 -
Last year, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management filled 52 canisters with nearly 215,000 pounds of glass-waste mixture at the Savannah River Site and removed 11,872 pounds of volatile organic compounds from groundwater at the site. November 25, 2025November 25, 2025
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Aiken, SC, 29802