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technical services
In FY 2015, the varied departments that make up SRNS Technical Services continued
to support critical missions at SRNS, while finding ways to improve processes and
save taxpayer dollars. Several of the year’s initiatives also involved benefits to the local
community, such as SRNS’ work with DOE in partnership with the non-profit Savannah
River Community Reuse Organization (SRCRO) to turn no longer needed equipment and
material into money to benefit Aiken, Allendale and Barnwell counties in South Carolina,
and Richmond and Columbia counties in Georgia.
Saving taxpayer dollars
SRNS teamed with DOE and the SRSCRO to remove more than 200 tons of excess equipment,
parts, machinery and material from the Savannah River Site, including thousands of items
formerly stored in a large maintenance facility. The excess material was packaged, labelled and
transported offsite at no cost to DOE, creating a significant savings. A new, large-scale “assets
for services” test project enabled SRSCRO to use their resources to remove and dispose of 40
aged trailers formerly used as temporary offices at SRS and, in return, to receive assets such as
transformers from a closed power plant at the Site (pictured above). The continuing partnership
between DOE and the SRSCRO has avoided costs to SRS approaching $2 million, to date.
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