Savannah River Site

A view of the Savannah River Site's Saltstone Disposal Unit 11 under construction, with 10 of 25 wall sections, 117 of 208 columns and 14 of 14 floor sections complete. The U.S. Department of Energy awarded the Saltstone Disposal Unit 10, 11 and 12 Project Team the Project Controls Excellence Award.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright addresses officials at the opening of the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative facility in Aiken, South Carolina. The 63,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility connects industry, academia and government to increase capabilities in areas such as additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence-driven automation, and novel materials for fusion energy and energy resilience.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management achieved preliminary cease waste removal for Tank 4 in F Tank Farm, pictured, at the Savannah River Site a year ahead of schedule.

The canister double-stack team at Savannah River Mission Completion comprises members of the construction craft crew, engineers, radiological control inspectors, project managers and more. The team is modifying additional storage positions in a second glass waste storage building to accommodate two canisters stacked atop each other, a space-saving project that saves tens of millions of dollars.

A High Flux Isotope Reactor core is lifted in an underwater storage basin at Savannah River Site. The fuel elements, an inner and an outer element, together form a reactor “core.”

Savannah River Mission Completion created a new system of remote-controlled valves to manage the flow of radioactive liquid waste into and out of the strip effluent lag storage program. The tool will also make the job of routing the waste much quicker, as the valves will be opened and closed by way of small, remote-controlled electric motors built into the valves. The unit is shown here prior to its installation in the Savannah River Site Liquid Waste Program.