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Welcome





                                              to the August 2021 edition of
                                              SRNS Today






                          Stuart MacVean      Cleaning up after yourself is a simple concept that is taught to most people before
                     SRNS President and CEO   they even start school. We continue to apply that lesson to our environmental cleanup
                                              responsibilities at the Savannah River Site every day.
                              On the cover    We continue to make great progress on groundwater cleanup at the Site, using
                           U.S. Forest Service   natural, passive remedies. These include using pine trees to remove legacy tritium
                     employees Secunda Hughes   from contaminated groundwater and using underground barrier walls to direct acidic
                         (left), Civil Engineering   groundwater toward treatment zones. Both of these methods are cost effective, and
                        Technician, and Andrew   environmentally friendly and are helping SRS clean up from contamination created
                          Thompson, Forester,   during the Cold War.
                        inspect irrigation piping
                       and sprinkler heads, part   To accomplish the whole range of tasks ahead of us, including cleanup, however, we
                      of a 62-acre pine plantation   need a qualified and dedicated workforce. The second cohort of Nuclear Operator
                         used to safely disperse   Apprentices recently graduated from Aiken Technical College. This program allows
                      tritium into the Earth’s vast
                      atmosphere and away from   students to learn all of the basics of being a production operator in a classroom/
                             local waterways.  work hybrid setting and provides the Site with new talent. We also recently sponsored
                                              the Air Force Association’s CyberCamp, which teaches middle school students about
                                              cybersecurity – an area where we will continue to need a pipeline for years to come.

                                              SRNS remains focused on our commitments to our employees, the community, the
                                              Department of Energy, the nation, and the world. We make the world safer, and that’s
                                              not something we take lightly.

                                              I hope you enjoy this month’s edition of SRNS Today.









                             Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, is a Fluor-led company whose members are Fluor Federal Services, Newport News Nuclear and
                             Honeywell. Since August 2008, SRNS has been the management and operating contractor for the Savannah River Site, a Department of Energy-
                             owned site near Aiken, South Carolina. The SRNS corporate and community offices are located in the renovated 1912 “Old Post Office” building
                             in Aiken. The primary initiatives of SRNS are national security, clean energy and environmental stewardship. SRNS Today is published monthly
                             by SRNS Corporate Communications to inform our employees and other stakeholders of the company’s operational- and community-related
                             activities. If you have questions or comments, please contact us at 803.952.6131 or visit our website.
                             www.savannahrivernuclearsolutions.com


                                           COMMON ACRONYMS
                            Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) • Savannah River Site (SRS)
                          Department of Energy (DOE) • National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
          Photos in this issue include prior COVID-19 guidelines, regarding no mask requirements for vaccinated employees.
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