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Savannah River Tritium Enterprise
team awarded for excellence
The NNSA Savannah River Field Office recognized an SRNS team
with the Excellence Every Day award for exemplary conduct of
operations while carrying out their mission in support of the nation’s
nuclear deterrent.
The H Area New Manufacturing (HANM) Tritium Facility N3 shift team
received the award, which was instituted by the NNSA-Savannah
River Field Office to recognize the disciplined operations it takes
to accomplish the complex mission carried out on behalf of NNSA.
The team is responsible for loading and unloading tritium storage
containers, called reservoirs, for the Department of Defense.
They also perform activities to store, process, purify and separate
various gas isotopes.
The team excelled in areas of conduct of operations and human Acting NNSA-Savannah River Field Office Manager Jeffrey Allison presented the
performance improvement (HPI) tools, including prudent use Excellence Every Day award to SRNS HANM N3 Shift Operations Manager Joshua Lanni
of timeouts to stop work when an issue arose with systems, and SRNS Senior Vice President of NNSA Operations and Programs Mark Davis.
procedures or equipment. Additionally, they successfully replaced
or repaired various facility equipment. Their diligence resulted in the operations and rigorous use of HPI tools. The willingness to say
team achieving zero recordable safety or security cases.
something when a problem or unexpected result is encountered is
Jeffrey Allison, NNSA-Savannah River Field Office Manager (acting), not only the expectation but is encouraged every day.”
said, “Operating a complex facility such as HANM offers numerous Mark Davis, SRNS Senior Vice President of NNSA Operations and
challenges each day. I am pleased to recognize this team for taking Programs, said, “I am proud of the exemplary work this team does
ownership of those challenges and applying principles of HPI to get on a day-to-day basis to make us the backbone of deterrence in
the job done safely. Thank you for your commitment to excellence.”
support of peace. This recognition from the NNSA-Savannah River
Joshua Lanni, HANM N3 Shift Operations Manager, said, “I attribute Field Office is a great honor and speaks volumes of the team’s
our success to strict adherence to the principles of conduct of dedication to safely and proficiently execute our mission.”
Taking leadership skills to new heights
The Leadership 101 class recently went back into session. This workshop was filled with presentations and
lessons to promote and foster improved managerial and leadership skills for managers at SRNS. Due to COVID-19
protocols, Leadership 101 became a one-day course taught through Microsoft Teams.
This unique educational course offered hands-on sessions with many key presentations. Participants also took
a policy and procedure refresher. In addition, attendees also heard from renowned Site leaders, who offered
advice and guidance from their years in executive leadership roles.
“Over the past year, we have identified managers and supervisors that have not attended our leadership
workshop, and we want to ensure that every supervisor has the opportunity to benefit from our
Leadership 101 course,” said SRNS Talent Acquisition and Development’s James ‘Malik’ Lightbourne.
Leadership 101 presentations included: highlighting the importance of the SRS safety culture,
communication and listening skills, leadership fundamentals, learning to identify and understand
generational differences and best practices on how to hold employees accountable.
Manager, Talent Acquisition and Development Francine Burroughs believes it is imperative
to foster an opportunity to provide leaders and supervisors with the skills and assets
to succeed in any position they are put in. “It’s important to invest in the leadership and
management at SRNS to ensure a bright and sustainable future pipeline of top-notch
leadership for years to come,” said Burroughs.