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2025:
10.23.25 SRS Begins Leak Tightness Test of Saltstone Disposal Unit 10 06.19.25 Significant Utility Work Improves Reliability of SRS Liquid Waste Mission
09.29.25 Fueling the Future: SRS Adds New Opportunities for Youth Apprenticeships 06.05.25 Historic Valve Replacement Achieved at the Savannah River Site
09.29.25 Fueling the nuclear workforce - SRNS onboards 10 Nuclear Operators 06.02.25 Approximately 400 legacy TRU Waste containers remain for removal from SC
09.29.25 SRS liquid waste program receives three DOE project management awards 06.02.25 Employees Innovate, Repurpose Equipment to Improve Waste Processing at SRS
09.25.25 2024 SRS Annual Environmental Report Released 05.28.25 Glovebox fabrication underway for SRS pit production mission
09.18.25 CSRA College Night Draws 5,400+ Attendees; $15K in Scholarships Awarded 05.27.25 SRS celebrates first class of SRPPF Nuclear Operator Apprentice graduates
09.15.25 SRS opening new construction work fronts to accelerate SRPPF project 05.20.25 SRS Deploys Simulator to Train New Generation of Crane Operators
09.11.25 Savannah River Site hosts top U.S. Air Force officials 04.29.25 SRS hosts the 20th annual Wheelin’ Sportsmen/SRS Ultimate Turkey Hunt
09.10.25 Tomorrow: CSRA College Night Welcomes Over 100 Colleges and Universities to the Augusta Convention Center 04.28.25 SRS expands Knowledge Transfer Program with Los Alamos National Laboratory
09.09.25 SRS Liquid Waste Construction Workforce Reaches Landmark 40 Million Safe Hours 04.17.25 Educators tour training center, explore defense missions at SRS
09.08.25 Don't Miss: Thursday, September 11 – CSRA College Night Brings 100+ Colleges to Augusta 04.08.25 SRS and FIU strengthen partnership to advance DOE missions
09.03.25 EM Sites Share Resources: Savannah River Transfers Equipment to Idaho 04.07.25 HB Line at SRS completes key de-inventory milestone
08.26.25 SRNS employee selected for prestigious Weapon Intern Program 03.27.25 SRPPF site preparation activities ramping up at SRS
08.13.25 Waste Cleanup Momentum at SRS: 6th Tank Closure Milestone in 13 Months 03.10.25 SRS Fire Department supports successful rescue operation following North Augusta building collapse
08.06.25 Mark Your Calendars: CSRA College Night Returns to Augusta, Sept. 11 03.03.25 DOE Savannah River Regional Science Bowl: ‘Buzzing’ in for the win
07.25.25 Employees find solution to improve spent nuclear fuel processing at SRS 02.25.25 SRTE successfully achieves critical lift in support of mission deliverables
07.14.25 Significant maintenance efforts ensure efficient and reliable operations for SRTE 02.19.25 Savannah River Site hosts DOE Packaging Certification Program Course; empowering engineering expertise
07.10.25 Savannah River Site Contractor Completes Complex Operating System Upgrades 02.12.25 Savannah River Site Expands Canister Double Stacking to Second Storage Building
06.26.25 Two More SRS Tanks Ready for Sampling, Analysis on Road to Closure 02.10.25 Regulators Concur on Third Savannah River Site Waste Tank Milestone in One Year

 

2024:
12.19.24 Tours to Secure the Future Return in 2025 7.31.24 Coordination, teamwork leads to major equipment replacement at one-of-a-kind facility at the Savannah River Site
12.16.24 Making Spirits Bright: SRS teams up for holiday giving 7.31.24 “Mark Your Calendars”: CSRA College Night, September 12
12.10.24 SRS celebrates apprenticeships during National Apprenticeship Week 7.24.24 Savannah River Site completes D&R phase for Plutonium Processing Facility
12.02.24 ‘STEM Like a Girl’ empowers next generation of women leaders in science 7.18.24 New road improvements at SRS generate over 9,000 tons of millings
12.02.24 Savannah River Site Achieves Record Risk Reduction From Tank Waste 7.17.24 SRS Earns 2024 EPEAT Purchaser Award for Sustainability Efforts
11.26.24 Duke University researchers explore the Savannah River Site 7.16.24 Rescue ready; SRSFD demonstrates skills with annual Surface Water Rescue Training
11.25.24 Equipment procurement solidifies partnership with local HBCU 7.11.24 The Future is Now: SRS introduces automation into downblended plutonium shipping package receipt/inspection process
11.22.24 SRS employees apply unique skills to replace mission essential equipment 7.08.24 SRS honored with DOE 2024 Green Fleet Award
11.18.24 SRS Receives Regulatory Concurrence on Second Waste Tank Milestone This Year 6.20.24 Simulated Radiological Release Drill Tests SRS Emergency Response
11.14.24 SRS partnerships critical to SRPPF project completion by 2032 in support of enduring and sustainable nuclear deterrence 6.13.24 Modern manufacturing and advanced technology highlighted during NNSA Office of the Chief Information Officer visit
11.14.24 SRS sees TRU success in FY24 6.13.24 SRS Completes Construction Milestone on Next Mega-Size Disposal Unit
11.13.24 SRS Milestone: Facility Surpasses 10 Million Gallons of Waste Processed 5.30.24 SRS Celebrates another successful American Heart Association Heart Walk Campaign
10.29.24 SRNS/LANL university collaborations are developing next-generation pit production technology and staffing future workforce 5.30.24 Savannah River Site Receives Regulatory Concurrence on Waste Tank Milestone
10.23.24 Savannah River Site contractors support local community relief efforts after Hurricane Helene 5.29.24 SRS employee named 2023 EM Small Business Advocate MVP
10.22.24 Savannah River Site personnel respond to Hurricane Helene impacts 5.28.24 One-of-a-Kind Vehicle Takes Critical Pit Stop at Savannah River Site
10.17.24 SRS reaches milestone in pit production staffing with first class of SRPPF Production Operator Apprentices 5.16.24 Augmented reality and virtual reality transform SRS pit production operations
10.14.24 SRS Fire Department enhances safety with new and improved hazmat vehicle 5.16.24 SRS educates more than 2,000 DIG STEM Festival attendees
10.10.24 Weapon Intern Program participant contributes to national security missions 5.14.24 SRS strengthens safety culture at annual Expo
10.08.24 Savannah River Site starts up Japanese fuel disposition mission 5.13.24 Annual Turkey Hunt at SRS Breaks Barriers for Disabled Sportsmen
10.01.24 EM to NNSA landlord transition complete at Savannah River Site 5.1.24 Savannah River Site Walking Tours Revisit Former Town of Ellenton
9.24.24 CSRA College Night reaches over 4,700 attendees at new venue; $15K in scholarships awarded 4.30.24 Construction career opportunities highlighted at Savannah River Site
9.16.24 2023 SRS Annual Environmental Report Released 4.29.24 Savannah River Site Marks Waste Canister Double-Stack Milestone
9.16.24 In a First, Savannah River Site to Use Drones for Waste Tank Inspections 4.25.24 Savannah River Site Checks Off EM Priority With Disposal Unit Construction
9.12.24 SRS Apprenticeship School welcomes six youth apprentices to inaugural program 4.22.24 Shipping Savannah River Site Waste to Offsite Facility Improves Overall Safety
9.10.24 Thursday: CSRA College Night welcomes over 100 colleges and universities to connect with students at the Augusta Convention Center 4.16.24 Savannah River Site Team’s Creative Solution Furthers Tank Waste Retrieval
9.09.24 Denmark Technical College graduates 24 new Production Operator Apprentices 4.16.24 Installation of SRPPF temporary HVAC completed at Savannah River Site
9.06.24 A Heavy Lift: Heavy Water Moderator Sampling Completed at SRS for disposition planning 4.2.24 Savannah River Site welcomes new NNSA Field Office Manager
9.05.24 Augusta Technical College celebrates inaugural class of Production Operator Apprentice Graduates at joint ceremony with SRS 3.27.24 Direct Waste Transfers Optimize Process at Savannah River Site
9.04.24 Pit production mission takes center stage at CNTA event 3.25.24 ‘School of Hazards’ Gives Unique Education at Savannah River Site
8.26.24 Weapon Intern Program participants visit the Savannah River Site 3.12.24 SRS-sponsored team advances to DOE’s National Science Bowl
8.21.24 SRS hosts area educators at annual environmental justice workshop 2.29.24 Supplier Engagement Overhaul Strengthens Resilient SRS Supply Chain
8.19.24 Savannah River Site Expects Increased Production Gains Using Added Contactors 2.26.24 Savannah River Site employees recognized with 2023 Secretary of Energy Achievement Awards
8.15.24 New SRS training facility strengthens national security missions 2.22.24 Savannah River Site Tops 15 Million Gallons of Salt Waste Processed
8.12.24 Career opportunities abound with SRPPF mission at Savannah River Site 2.21.24 Dissolver reconfiguration allows continued processing, highlights flexibility of SRS facility
8.12.24 NNSA MC&A Academy Intern Joins the Savannah River Site 2.14.24 SRS contractors collaborate for time/cost saving improvement with implementation of new sample laboratory
8.8.24 SRS Partnership Leads to Milestone in Mission to Dissolve Spent Nuclear Fuel 2.1.24 Highlighting the Past, Present and Future of the Savannah River Site: Explore Ellenton and Dunbarton on SRS Historic Tours
8.5.24 Two SRS teams win recognition from NNSA Office of Infrastructure 1.24.24 Savannah River Site Kicks Off the 2024 Heart Walk Campaign
8.5.24 SRNS partners with ETEBA for supplier business opportunities 1.18.24 Dozens of New Apprentices Join Savannah River Site Liquid Waste Mission
8.1.24 Seven New Recruits Join Mentor-Protégé Program at SRS 1.2.24 SRS Employees Celebrate Another Successful United Way Campaign
8.1.24 Machining Training Center achieves operational milestone    

 

2023:
12.21.23 Workforce Development Program Plan Addresses SRS Pit Production Staffing Needs 8.30.23 SRPPF Craft Workers Celebrate D&R Milestone
12.19.23 Consolidation Promotes Improvement in SRS Liquid Waste Program 8.29.23 Twentieth Apprenticeship Program Begins at the Savannah River Site
12.18.23 Career Fair Attracts 160 Potential Applicants to Savannah River Site’s Employment Opportunities 8.25.23 SRNS Fire Protection Engineers Spark Talent Pipeline with USCA
12.13.23 H Canyon Reaches New Milestone in Fast Critical Assembly Mission 8.24.23 First Joint Cohort of SRS Operator Apprentices Graduates from Aiken Tech Program
12.13.23 SRS Employees Donate Thousands of Toys to Area Kids 8.23.23 HEWD Chairman, NNSA and DOE Leadership Tour SRS
12.12.23 Machining Training Center: The Future of SRS Training 8.21.23 CSRA College Night September 14
12.11.23 SRS employees devise new way to ensure safe storage of radioactive material storage containers 8.15.23 SRS Begins Leak Tightness Test of Saltstone Disposal Unit 9
11.30.23 5-Star Award Presented to EM Savannah River Site and Contractor Partner 8.14.23 Savannah River Site Reaches New Landmark in Cost-Saving Double-Stack Project
11.29.23 Savannah River Site Supply Chain Hosts Staff Augmentation Summit for Over 50 Partner Leads 8.7.23 2023 SRS United Way Campaign Kickoff
11.29.23 New Worker-to-Trainer Program Supports Peer Learning at SRS 7.31.23 SRMC and SRNS team up to help fund Habitat for Humanity home in Aiken
11.28.23 Preparing for the Future: EM to NNSA SRS Landlord Transition Summit 7.27.23 Latest Savannah River Site Liquid Waste System Plan Outlines Path to Tank Closure
11.28.23 Savannah River Site steps up to the plate for United Way fundraiser 7.27.23 From Gallons to Volts: The Savannah River Site’s Vehicle Fleet Goes Electric
11.27.23 Public Tours highlight the Past, Present and Future of the Savannah River Site 7.20.23 Weapon Intern Program participants tour Savannah River Site facilities
11.27.23 Not your average vacuum; SRS employees use unique underwater cleaner to ensure continued spent nuclear fuel processing 7.13.23 Savannah River Site Checks Off DOE Priority With Disposal Unit Construction
11.20.23 Students STEP into the Forests of the Savannah River Site 6.30.23 How to do business at Savannah River Site: Local and national businesses gather to learn about contract process
11.14.23 USCA Nursing Students Gain Clinical Experience Shadowing SRS Medical 6.27.23 Simulated Active Shooter Exercise Tests SRS Emergency Response
11.10.23 SRS to Celebrate Apprenticeship Programs Success During National Apprenticeship Week 6.5.23 SRS H Canyon facility completes cost-saving system inactivation
11.9.23 SRS Apprenticeship Program Ignites Opportunity for Students 5.26.23 Claflin University Students Find Potential Careers Visiting SRS
11.9.23 New Software Improving Transfers Within SRS Liquid Waste Program 5.10.23 Savannah River Mission Completion Gift Enables College’s Purchase of Electromechanical Equipment
11.7.23 ‘Excess Express’ Team Reduces and Repurposes $11M in Savannah River Site Assets 5.4.23 Remote Inspection Modular Building Received in SRS's K Area
11.2.23 Tritium Finishing Facility (TFF) Celebrates Start of Site Prep Construction 5.4.23 SRS Liquid Waste Contractor Improving Salt Processing Efficiency
10.31.23 Savannah River Site Hosts “STEM Like a Girl” Event for Local Students 5.3.23 SRS Operators replace crane motor essential to operations
10.31.23 Savannah River Mission Completion Named Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champion 5.2.23 Savannah River Site Contractor Finishes Complete Year Safely
10.30.23 Savannah River Mission Completion and Denmark Technical College Launch Nuclear Operator Apprentice Training 4.27.23 Savannah River Site Professionals Recognized as National Supply Chain Program’s MVPs
10.25.23 Weapon Intern Program Participants Contribute to National Security Mission 3.30.23 HALEU Production Preparations to Begin at Savannah River Site
10.23.23 Savannah River Mission Completion Meets Milestone in DOE-Designated Safety Program 3.28.23 SRS, Regulators Reach Agreement for Liquid Waste Cleanup Milestones
10.19.23 SRNS Earns DOE-VPP Legacy of Stars Safety Award 3.22.23 First transfer in ABD mission at SRS completed
10.2.23 Liquid Waste Mission Marks Safety, Operational Success at Savannah River Site 3.20.23 Clean Energy Catalyst: Savannah River Site Builds Electric Vehicle Fleet
9.28.23 2022 SRS Annual Environmental Report Released 2.23.23 First Joint Cohort of Operator Apprentices Joins SRS
9.25.23 CSRA College NightShowcases Future Opportunities and Careers 2.14.23 SRS-Sponsored Team Advances to DOE’s National Science Bowl
9.19.23 SRS Employees Complete 100th Plutonium Downblending for FY23 2.2.23 SRS Begins Dismantle and Removal Phase for Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility
9.12.23 SRS and LANL Maintain Strong Partnerships Through Knowledge Transfer, Mutual Support Programs 2.2.23 New Apprenticeship School Draws Students to Careers at SRS
9.5.23 SCDHEC Approves SRPPF Air Quality Construction Permit 1.30.23 Savannah River Site employees recognized with Secretary of Energy Achievement Awards
9.1.23 SRS Pivots Deactivation Activities in Legacy Facilities, Resulting in Cost Savings 1.13.23 First Shipment of Downblended Surplus Plutonium from SRS’s K Area Leaves South Carolina

 

2022:

12.17.22 Public Tours highlight the Past, Present and Future of the Savannah River Site

12.14.22   SRS implements new waste tracking system

12.13.22   SRS Believes in Christmas Miracle

12.13.22   Savannah River Site Grouts, Closes Liquid Waste Structures in Place

12.12.22   A Decade of Dash for Bikes, Walk for Trikes: Relay Race Raises Funds for Toys for Tots Gifts

12.5.22   SRS Solid Waste Management Implements Remote Tool Use

11.23.22   Innovative Well Closure at SRS Leads to $900,000 in Taxpayer Savings

11.17.22   SRS Begins Leak Tightness Test of Saltstone Disposal Unit 8

11.16.22   Savannah River Site Project Wins DOE Sustainability Award

11.2.22   SRS Completes Plutonium Downblending Goal Safely and Ahead of Schedule

10.20.22   Savannah River Site Streamlines Liquid Waste Lab Operations

10.13.22   Savannah River Site Delivers EM 2022 Priority with Disposal Unit Progress

10.7.22   SRNS Signs Project Labor Agreement in Support of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility’s Workforce Needs

9.30.22   2021 SRS Annual Environmental Report Released

9.26.22   CSRA College Night Returns to the James Brown Arena: Exceeds 100,000 in Attendance Since 1993

9.22.22   SRS Completes Deactivation in Building Used to Produce Fuel for Space Program

9.13.22   SRNS’ Donna Hasty Receives the NNSA Administrator’s Gold Medal of Excellence Award and the Defense Programs Award of Excellence

9.12.22   Essential SRPPF Operations System Passes First Round of Testing

8.25.22   Procedure Enhancement Program Raises the Bar in SRS’s Solid Waste Management Facility

8.2.22   Daycare for SRS Children

8.1.22   SRS Education Outreach Impacts Tens of Thousands Each Year

7.28.22   SRS Liquid Waste Team Reduces Risk, Cost With Spare Equipment Rebuilds

 

7.28.22   SRS Tackles Groundwater Issue Using Innovative Passive Energy Process

7.12.22   ABD is a G-O! SRS’s Operations Receive Approval for Accelerated Basin De-inventory Mission, saving time and money

7.7.22   Aim for a Nuclear Career at SRS

6.28.22   SRS Liquid Waste Construction Team Achieves 35 Million Safe Hours

6.3.22   Savannah River Site Vitrification Facility Undergoes Major Upgrade

6.1.22   Critical Infrastructure Improvements Support Sustainability in SRS Tank Farms

5.13.22   Business is booming in SRS’ K Area Complex

5.11.22   SRS Public Tours are Back

5.6.22   SRNS’ Marlene Moore Named NNSA Contractor Security Professional of the Year

5.3.22   Final TRU Waste Standard Large Box 2 Leaves SRS

4.19.22   First Major Equipment for Surplus Plutonium Disposition Expansion Received

4.14.22   H Canyon does the Electric Slide. Sliding in new dissolver allows for new dissolution campaign

3.16.22   Lakeside High School Team Wins this Year’s DOE “Science Bowl”

3.10.22   SRS Cleanup Mission Achieves New Milestone

2.16.22   Keeping it moving: New X-ray at SRS next step to waste removal

2.11.22   Savannah River Site Achieves 4,000th Cleanup Milestone

1.31.22   SRS Works with University of Georgia Laboratory to Address Challenging Groundwater Contamination

1.27.22   SRS Employees Recognized with Secretary’s Achievement Awards

1.18.22   SRS Tritium Projects Complete Banner Year

1.13.22   SRS’s F Area moves to dayshift only operations

1.3.22   Savannah River Site Adds Innovation to Key Liquid Waste Facility System

2021:

12.16.21   SRS Employees Team Up for 2021 SRS United Way Campaign

12.15.21   Allendale, Bamberg and Orangeburg High School Teachers Benefit from $25,000 in Mini Grants

12.14.21   SRS Toys for Tots Campaign Brings Holiday Cheer to Area Children

12.9.21   SRNS Procurement Team Helps Local Businesses Grow

12.3.21   SRS Cuts Ribbon, Breaks Ground on Mega-Sized Saltstone Disposal Units

12.1.21   SRNS Information Technology’s Jeffrey Krohn Wins “Stevie Award” During 2021 International Business Awards Competition

11.29.21   SRS Sees a Year of Significant Progress for Saltstone Disposal Units

11.22.21   Student Nurses Gain Experience in Occupational Medicine at the Savannah River Site

11.19.21   Excess Express’ Helps Savannah River Site Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

11.17.21   Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Invests More Than $1 Billion in Small, Diverse Businesses

11.16.21   NNSA Honors SRS Employees for Excellence

11.15.21   Education Outreach at Savannah River Site Draws Interest from Across U.S.

11.11.21   CSRA “Virtual” College Night Exceeds Expectations in Online Attendance

11.05.21   DOE Authorizes Use of Second Saltstone Disposal Unit at Savannah River Site

10.20.21   “Mark Your Calendars”: CSRA College Night is Going Virtual Thursday, November 4

10.14.21   Savannah River Site Enhances Pumps to Improve Tank Waste Retrieval

10.11.21   Savannah River Site Crews Knock Down Cold War Cooling Tower

10.06.21   Engineering Innovation in Tritium Facility Results in $18.8 Million Saved at SRS

10.04.21   SRS Expands Canister Double-Stacking to Second Building

09.30.21   2020 SRS Annual Environmental Report Released

09.27.21   SRS Tritium Extraction Facility achieves record number of operations

09.20.21   SRS Modifies Third Blend Tank to Feed Salt Waste Processing Facility

09.17.21   SRNL Opens Cybersecurity Laboratory at Georgia Cyber Center

09.13.21   Salt Waste Processing at Savannah River Site Reaches Record Levels

09.09.21   SRS Makes Key Progress on Nuclear Legacy Groundwater Cleanup

09.08.21   Innovation Reduces Worker Radiation Exposure During Maintenance of Equipment Used in Tritium Extraction Process

08.23.21   Upgraded Fire Suppression System Enhances Canister Transporter Safety at the Savannah River Site

08.05.21   Tank Closure Demonstration Project Advances at SRS

08.02.21   NNSA and SRNS personnel recognized for contributions to NNSA security

07.26.21   SRS Hosts Area Teachers at Annual Environmental Justice Workshop

07.21.21   SRS Demolition of Cold War Buildings Exceeds 1 Million Square Feet

07.15.21   SRNS Education Outreach Programs Excel Despite COVID-19 Restrictions

07.12.21   Plutonium Downblending moves to four-shift glovebox operations at SRS’s K Area

07.01.21   SRNS and SRR Environmental Management Systems Deemed “Robust”

06.28.21   Klein and Villa-Aleman Named SRNL Laboratory Fellows

06.23.21   SRS Facility Supports Removal of Plutonium From South Carolina

06.16.21   H Canyon Makes Room for New Dissolver and New Mission

06.07.21   ‘In the Beam, Science in the Fast Lane,’ a Savannah River Site Journey

06.04.21   Cold War Life at the Savannah River Plant Displayed at SRS Museum

06.01.21   SRS Strengthens Use of HPI Tools to Aid in Human Error Reduction

05.26.21   SRS Employees Extend Life of Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Basin

05.26.21   SRS Improves Aging Tank to Support Salt Waste Decontamination Project

05.25.21   SRS completes years-long effort, doubles capacity of tritium loading line in support of nation’s nuclear deterrent

05.24.21   New Approach Implemented for Assessing Spent Nuclear Fuel Containers

05.21.21   Dr. Robert Sindelar Receives Governor's Award for Excellence in Scientific Research

05.20.21   New Mission for Savannah River Site Drones: Inspect Waste Sites with Engineered Protective Covers

05.11.21   SRS Completes Waste Retrieval Milestone, Exceeds Expectations

05.05.21   SRNS Crews Set to Demolish 5 Buildings in 5 Months at Savannah River Site

04.29.21   SRNS Uses Silver to Protect the Environment at the Savannah River Site

04.15.21   Utilization of Existing Resources to Monitor Shutdown Facility Results in $1.8M Annual Savings at SRS

04.14.21   SRS Project Moves from Cleanup to Closure Using Solar-Power

04.12.21   Savannah River Site welcomes new NNSA Field Office Manager

04.08.21   SRS Donates Firetruck to Local Fire Department

04.08.21   SRS completes transfer of equipment, moves closer to accelerated removal of Pu from South Carolina

03.31.21   Savannah River National Laboratory UAS Team Receives National Recognition

03.25.21   SRS Completes Liquid Tightness Test of Saltstone Disposal Unit 7

03.25.21   Excess generators shipped to Louisiana to help control flooding

03.17.21   2021 Virtual Regional Science and Engineering Fair Competition: Leading Area Students to Careers in Science, Technology and Engineering

03.16.21   Walls Going Up for Newest Saltstone Disposal Unit at Savannah River Site

03.10.21   SRNL Completes Multi-Year F/H Laboratory Modification Project

03.01.21   SRS Begins Liquid Tightness Test of Saltstone Disposal Unit 7

02.25.21   Reducing the Footprint: SRNS Nears Deactivation of Savannah River Site's F Area

02.24.21   DOE Regional Science Bowl Draws 18 Teams from SRS Area, Local Team Takes First Place

02.19.21   SRNS Accepting Teachers' Applications for Mini Grants

02.16.21    Project to Double-Stack SRS Waste Canisters Reaches Milestone

02.09.21   SRNL Awarded Two DOE Contracts Providing Innovations in Chemical Processing and Drying R&D

02.09.21   In Mark of Progress, SRS Crews Remove Cesium Columns from Tank Closure Unit

02.08.21   'What are Those Pipes For?' SRS Sheds Light on Steam Generation History

02.04.21   Cleanup Success at the Savannah River Site in 2020

01.12.21   SRS Completes Canadian TRM Campaign

01.07.21   New SRS 'Virtual Tour' Now Available

2020:

12.04.20   SRS "Toys for Tots" Campaign Creates a Happy Holiday for Area Children

12.02.20   The Future of Training Arrives at SRS Tritium Facilities 

11.23.20   State Delegates Nov. 28 SRS Day in S.C.

11.23.20   Innovation Key to Closure of Coal Yard at SRS

11.18.20   SRS Crews Successfully Demolish Facility Once Critical to Cold War Reactors

11.16.20   Preserving the History of the Savannah River Site

11.12.20   Xiao Named 2020 Don Orth Award Recipient

11.10.20   Virtual Field Trips to the Savannah River Site Become Reality

11.09.20   Dr. Paul Cloessner Receives Distinguished Scientist Award

10.28.20   SRS Personnel Honored for Support to NNSA Mission

10.20.20   NNSA Contribution to Museum Helps Tell Story of SRS Role in National Security

10.19.20   New SRS Tritium Facility Capability Increases Process Efficiency

10.15.20   Weapon Intern Program Graduates from SRS Grow Knowledge and Experience

10.14.20   Savannah River Site Closes Soil Cleanup System, Saving $264,000 Annually

10.08.20   'Bubblers' Provide Decade of Improved DWPF Operations, Preparation for Salt Waste Processing Facility

09.30.20   Savannah River Site Buildings Dismantled, Donated to Local Community Reuse Organization

09.29.20   2019 SRS Annual Environmental Report Released

09.25.20   NNSA releases Environmental Impact Statement for plutonium pit production at Savannah River Site

09.2020    SRNL Names University of South Carolina radiochemistry and materials scientist to joint appointment

09.21.20   3D Printing Improves Radiological Safety at SRS for Low Cost

09.18.20   Silver-Bearing Sludge at SRS Recycled for U.S. Precious Metals Repository

09.16.20   Project to Double-Stack SRS Waste Canisters Gains Ground

09.15.20   ARPA-E Awards $3.8M to SRNL for Tritium Fuel Cycle Projects to Improve Energy Productionn

09.01.20   Paragon Signs License Agreement for SRNL Packaging Innovation

08.26.20   SRS Working to Clean Up 12-Acre Coal Yard from Now-Defunct Cold War Powerhouse

08.24.20   Savannah River Site Improves Planning for Steam Outages at H Canyon

08.14.20   SRS Crews Build Second Water Line to Support Salt Waste Processing Facility

08.13.20   SRS-Based Radiological Assistance Program Supports Mars 2020 Launch

08.04.20   Savannah River National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory Collaborate to Prepare for NNSA Pit Mission

07.23.20   SRS Resumes Plutonium Downblend

07.22.20   Next Mega-Volume Saltstone Disposal Unit Taking Shape at SRS

07.16.20   DOE Honors SRS Team with National Excellence Award for Coal Ash Cleanup

07.13.20   NNSA Administrator visits SRS to recognize workforce dedication

06.30.20   SWMF Disposes of Safety and Control Rods from the Five SRS Production Reactors

06.25.20   Savannah River Site Completes Significant Computer System Upgrades

06.24.20   SRS's HB Line Placed in Safe Shutdown Status

06.22.20   Shift Technical Engineer Program Growing to Meet SRS Mission Needs

05.07.20   Batteries Weighing Over 90 Tons Successfully Removed from SRS Ahead of Schedule

04.30.20   SRNS Mini Grants Help Over 100 Local Teachers

04.17.20   NNSA releases instructions for virtual public hearing on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for proposed plutonium pit mission at SRS

04.02.20   Public invited to comment on Environmental Impact Statement for proposed plutonium pit mission at Savannah River Site

03.13.20   SRS Postpones Public Tours (UPDATED 09.14.20)

03.09.20   Southside High School Team Wins this Year’s DOE “Science Bowl”

03.03.20   Savannah River Site Fights Contamination with Massive Underground Wall

03.02.20   SRNL Researcher Elected to ASTM International Board of Directors

02.27.20   Tritium Finishing Facility at Savannah River Site Reaches Key Milestone

02.11.20   Crews Replace Roof of Laboratory Integral to Savannah River Site

02.05.20   SRNL Achieves 5 Million Safe Hours Worked

01.30.20   Cleanup Workers Transform Former Waste Site Into Grassy Field at SRS

01.27.20   SRS Crews Mark Milestone in Double-Stacking Waste Canister Project

01.08.20   SRNL Teams Honored by Secretary of Energy
2019:

12.20.19   2018 Environmental Report Shows SRS Environmentally Safe

12.20.19   SRS Public Tours: Opportunity to See the Past, Present and Future of the Savannah River Site

12.16.19   SRS Shifts to Low-Cost Technology to Remove Remaining Solvents at Basin

12.12.19   DOE Completes First Tank Closure Phase Using Innovative Technology at SRS

12.12.19   Savannah River Site Successfully Demolishes Legacy Facility

12.11.19   Savannah River Site Reaches Milestone in Construction of Large-Scale Disposal Unit

12.05.19   SRS Employees Exceed Major Christmas Milestone with Toys Donated to Local “Toys for Tots” Campaign

11.26.19   SRNL Seeking Partners for the DOE Visiting Faculty Program

11.25.19   Materials from SRS Help Prepare Future Welders

11.21.19   SRS Employees Show Their Creative Side at Aiken Center for the Arts

11.15.19   SRNL's Dr. Thong Hang Elected AIChE Fellow

11.07.19   SRNL names Dr. Christine Langton 2019 Donald Orth Award recipient

11.05.19   Tritium Extraction Sets the Stage for Future Service to Nation

11.01.19   SRNL Radiation Detection Systems Operating at Ports of Tacoma and NY/NJ

10.31.19   Savannah River Site Contractors Continue to Earn Industry Safety Recognition

10.30.19   SRNL’s Dr. Elizabeth Hoffman Named 2019 ASM International Fellow

10.29.19   SRS Celebrates 20th Annual Deer Hunt for Wounded Warriors and the Mobility Impaired

10.22.19   LDRD Advancing Science: SRNL Completes Annual R&D Proving Ground

10.18.19   SRNS Employees Recognized for Support to U.S. Nuclear Deterrent

10.16.19   DOE Honors SRS for Drones Performing Rooftop Building Maintenance

10.14.19   SRS Savings Lead to ‘One-Stop Shop’ for Employee Onboarding

10.01.19   CSRA College Night Passes 25-Year Anniversary and Exceeds 100,000 in Attendance

09.19.19   SRS Deploys Innovation to Clean Up Groundwater Contamination

09.17.19   Two SRNS Teams Honored by NNSA Office of Safety, Infrastructure and Operations with Awards of Excellence

09.09.19   SRNL and Internships: A Symbiosis Made in Science

08.29.19   Savannah River National Laboratory’s Connie Herman Receives 2019 D. T. Rankin Award

08.19.19   MARK 18A Ribbon Cutting for Mock Up Facility: Turning Nuclear Waste into Valuable Material

08.19.19   Recycled Iron Used to Neutralize Solvents in Groundwater Beneath SRS

08.13.19   SRR Completes Interim Projects, Prepares for Salt Waste Processing Plant Startup

07.24.19   SRS Classification Officer Robert Houck Honored with Department of Energy Award

07.16.19   SRS Contractors Honored with State Safety Award

07.12.19   Mobility Impaired and Wounded Warriors Deer Hunt Registration Begins

06.26.19   Driving Supplier Opportunities and Empowering Leadership throughout the Region

06.12.19   Savannah River Site Breaks Ground on Saltstone Disposal Units 8 and 9

05.23.19   Wounded Warriors and Mobility-Impaired Residents “Cast” for Trophy Fish at SRS during Day of Honor

05.21.19   SRS Contractors Recognized for Site-Wide Safety Performance Excellence

05.09.19   Workers Install Essential Tank Pump for SRS Salt Waste Processing Facility

04.23.19   Dunbarton Bay Ash Cleanup Project: SRS Environmental Restoration and Preservation Continues

04.03.19   SRS Works on Dual Waste Streams, Reaching 10 Million Gallons Processed

03.27.19   Savannah River Site Completes First Batch in Waste Removal Pilot Project

03.22.19   SRS Begins Constructing Large-Scale Disposal Unit

03.05.19   CSRA Team Wins this Year’s DOE “Science Bowl”

02.12.19   Oxidants Neutralize Waste Solvents in Savannah River Site Aquifer

01.29.19   Area Students to Design Cities of the Future, Protecting Against Natural Disasters During Regional Competition

01.28.19   Savannah River Site Facility Produces 30 Million Gallons of Decontaminated Mixture

01.24.19   Tank Closure Project Goes Operational at Savannah River Site

01.09.19   DOE Awards Contract for Administrative and Technical Support Services at Savannah River Site

01.09.19   Waste Removal for Tank Closure Project Underway at Savannah River Site

01.02.19   Savannah River Site Offers Public a Look Behind the Barricades
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