National Nuclear Security Administration

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.

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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 Awards Savannah River Site Security Services Contract
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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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 20, 2022
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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
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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 13, 2022
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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.
December 6, 2022
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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
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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 8, 2022
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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
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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
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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.
November 1, 2022
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News Releases

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First Shipment of Downblended Surplus Plutonium from SRS’s K Area Leaves South Carolina
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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DOE Awards Savannah River Site Security Services Contract
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
2021 SRS Annual Environmental Report Released
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CSRA College Night Sept. 15, 2022
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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ABD is a G-O!
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 Donates Rescue Truck to City of Aiken Fire Department
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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SRS Public Tours are Back
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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Site Status
DOE-SR Site Status updates
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SRS Employees Recognized with Secretary’s Achievement Awards
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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SRS’s F Area Moves to Dayshift Only Operations
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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