December 20, 2022
SRS Contractor’s Procurement Practices Lead to Over $100 Million in Savings
Drawing from innovation, purchasing tools and DOE-wide commodity agreements, an EM cleanup contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has saved more than $124 million over the last six years.
December 13, 2022
Future Welders at State’s Only Historically Black Technical College Tour Savannah River Site
EM's Savannah River Site (SRS) liquid waste contractor has forged a partnership with South Carolina's only historically black technical college to help prepare the next generation of welders.
December 13, 2022
Teachers, Students Return to Boundless Forests of Savannah River Site
Unique field trips for teachers and students alike that focus on environmental science in the vast forests of Savannah River Site (SRS) are up and running again after COVID-19 shut them down in 2020.
December 6, 2022
Savannah River Site Grouts, Closes Liquid Waste Structures in Place
EM and its liquid waste contractor at Savannah River Site (SRS) have safely and successfully entombed in concrete two previously radioactive structures.
November 8, 2022
SRS Team’s ‘Extraordinary Work’ Leads to DOE Excellence Award
DOE recognized an EM team at the Savannah River Site (SRS) with its prestigious Project Management Excellence Award last week for successfully delivering a repository for radioactive grout eight months ahead of schedule and $32 million under budget.
November 8, 2022
Innovative Well Closure at SRS Leads to $900,000 in Taxpayer Savings
EM crews employed a unique solution to safely close a 70-year-old well at the Savannah River Site (SRS), saving about $900,000.
November 1, 2022
Savannah River Site Project Wins DOE Sustainability Award
DOE bestowed its Sustainability Award on the EM program at the Savannah River Site (SRS) last week for its innovative use of natural resources to safely address groundwater containing the legacy contaminant tritium.
November 1, 2022
Savannah River Site Partners with HBCU for Capstone Project
EM’s liquid waste contractor at Savannah River Site (SRS) has partnered with Claflin University to challenge the students to improve the method for removing and replacing radioactively contaminated equipment inside the Salt Waste Processing Facility.
November 1, 2022
SRS Completes Plutonium Downblending Goal Safely, Ahead of Schedule
The Savannah River Site (SRS) exceeded its plutonium downblending goal for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 ahead of schedule as part of ongoing activities to remove the material from South Carolina.
October 25, 2022
New Youth Apprenticeship Pilot Program Gets Underway at Savannah River Site
EM contractor Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) is breaking new ground with a pilot program employing area high school students as apprentices at the Savannah River Site (SRS).