
NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science.

Savannah River National Laboratory is the applied research and development laboratory at Savannah River Site. The laboratory applies state-of-the-art science to provide practical, high-value, cost-effective solutions to complex technical problems.
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EM awarded the security services contract at the Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina, to the Centerra Group of Herndon, Virginia, a single-member limited liability company and the current incumbent contractor.
January 17, 2023
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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 20, 2022
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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
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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 13, 2022
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EM and its liquid waste contractor at Savannah River Site (SRS) have safely and successfully entombed in concrete two previously radioactive structures.
December 6, 2022
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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
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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 8, 2022
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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
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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
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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.
November 1, 2022
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News Releases
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SRS recently made the first shipment of downblended surplus plutonium from the site’s K Area, a momentous milestone culminating from multiple years of effort to remove plutonium from the state of South Carolina.
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The Office of Environmental Management awarded the Security Services contract at the Savannah River Site to the Centerra Group, LLC.
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2021 SRS Annual Environmental Report Released
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Area High school students will have a special opportunity to meet recruiters from more than 90 colleges and universities and win scholarships totaling $10,000 at CSRA College Night, Sept. 15, 5-8:30 p.m., at the James Brown Arena, Augusta, Georgia.
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SRS received approval from the DOE to proceed with a new approach to spent nuclear fuel disposition that will result in a lifecycle cost reduction of over $4 billion dollars and represents a more than 20-year acceleration over the current approach.
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SRS recently donated a heavy rescue truck worth over a $1 million, if purchased new, to the City of Aiken, South Carolina.
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Registration is now open for the 2022 Savannah River Site (SRS) public tour program. More than 600 seats are available on 16 public Site tours (four being Historic Tours) to be held throughout the year.
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U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm recently presented Secretary of Energy Achievement Awards to the team responsible for the safe and successful completion of a multi-year campaign to support global nuclear security goals by...
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The Savannah River Site (SRS) continues to make progress toward area closure in the Site’s F Area Complex, with the reduction from 24-hour coverage to day operations in November 2021.
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Upcoming Events
May
15
Savannah River EM SSAB Meeting - May 2023 - Day 1
1:00 PM to 3:45 PM EDT
May
16
Savannah River EM SSAB Meeting - May 2023 - Day 2
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM EDT
Jul
24
Savannah River EM SSAB Meeting - July 2023 - Day 1
1:00 PM to 3:45 PM EDT
Jul
25
Savannah River EM SSAB Meeting - July 2023 - Day 2
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM EDT