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.

EM Update

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SRS Contractor Invests More Than $1 Billion in Small, Diverse Businesses
EM’s cleanup contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has awarded subcontracts valued at more than $1 billion to small and diverse businesses locally and nationally in the past four years.
October 5, 2021
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New Savannah River Site Program Gives Interns a Career Jumpstart
EM has created a new program in the liquid waste contract at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to simplify the process of transitioning engineering interns into new hires.
September 28, 2021
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SRS Expands Canister Double-Stacking to Second Building
EM has demonstrated the capability to expand double-stacking high-level waste canisters at the Savannah River Site (SRS), an approach that saves the cleanup program more than $100 million.
September 21, 2021
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Tree Plantation Helps SRS Steer Contaminants Away From Waterways
Scientists in the EM program are using a 62-acre plantation of pine trees and other natural resources to greatly limit radioactively contaminated groundwater from reaching waterways on the Savannah River Site (SRS).
September 14, 2021
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News Releases

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Site Status
DOE-SR Site Status updates
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Plutonium Downblending moves to four-shift glovebox operations at SRS’s K Area
K Area Plutonium Downblend work at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has recently moved from two- to four-shift glovebox operations to advance the Department of Energy’s mission of removing plutonium from South Carolina.
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SRS Hosts Area Teachers at Annual Environmental Justice Workshop
About 30 local middle and high school teachers came together recently at the University of South Carolina Aiken for the TREAT Workshop, an event for local educators held by the DOE Savannah River Operations Office since 1995.
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DOE Reaffirms Award of Savannah River Site Security Services Contract
Today, the Office of Environmental Management (EM) reaffirmed the award of the Security Services contract at the Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina to SRS Critical Infrastructure Security, LLC (SCIS) of Herndon, VA.
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Upcoming Events

Nov 16
SRS CAB Full Board Meeting 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM UTC
Nov 17
SRS CAB Full Board Meeting 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM UTC