August 16, 2022
Preparations Begin for Construction of Final SRS Saltstone Disposal Units
EM has begun preparing for construction of three Saltstone Disposal Units (SDUs) at Savannah River Site (SRS) — the final ones planned to complete the site’s liquid waste mission.
August 2, 2022
SRS Team Honored for Conference Submission on Streamlining Processes
A team of engineers at EM’s Savannah River Site (SRS) has been recognized nationally for their outstanding paper submission for the Waste Management (WM) 2022 Conference held earlier this year.
July 26, 2022
Savannah River Site Hosts Workshop for Teachers on Environmental Justice
About 25 local middle and high school teachers came together recently at the Augusta Technical College’s satellite location in Waynesboro, Georgia for the Teaching Radiation, Energy and Technology (TREAT) Workshop.
July 26, 2022
SRS Liquid Waste Team Reduces Risk, Cost With Spare Equipment Rebuilds
EM is reducing radiological exposure, reducing costs and minimizing facility downtime at the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) by using existing facilities to rebuild critical equipment onsite.
July 26, 2022
SRS Contractor Earns 95.5% of Available Fee for October 2021-January 2022
The previous EM Savannah River Site (SRS) liquid waste contractor, Savannah River Remediation (SRR), recently earned an overall “excellent” performance rating and nearly $16 million or 95.5% of the available fee.
July 19, 2022
SRS Tackles Groundwater Issue Using Innovative Passive Energy Process
EM and its cleanup contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) are employing an innovative method to tackle groundwater cleanup at a former coal-fired power plant in D Area at the site.
July 12, 2022
SRS Guides Industry Standard for Environmental Radiological Monitoring at Nuclear Facilities
The Savannah River Site’s (SRS) Environmental Monitoring Program has become the framework for a new nationally applied nuclear industry standard.
July 5, 2022
New Plan to Accelerate Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposition, Save Billions at SRS
DOE has approved a new plan that will accelerate the disposition of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) by more than 20 years and result in a savings of more than $4 billion dollars.
June 14, 2022
Savannah River Site Liquid Waste Team Achieves 35 Million Safe Hours
Over the past 24 years and spanning three liquid waste contractors, EM’s construction team at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has achieved 35 million safe hours without injury resulting in a missed day of work.
June 7, 2022
Savannah River National Lab Debuts Regulatory Center of Excellence
The Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) has established the Regulatory Center of Excellence (RCE) as an expert resource charged with helping EM and others manage complex issues involving science, government and communications.