05/19/2022
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5.19.22 SRNS Youth Apprenticeship Program Gains Momentum
5.11.22 SRS Public Tours are Back
5.6.22 SRNS’ Marlene Moore Named NNSA Contractor Security Professional of the Year
4.19.22 First Major Equipment for Surplus Plutonium Disposition Expansion Received
3.31.22 SRNS Employees Volunteer for Project VISION
3.24.22 Student Science Projects Compete for Regional Awards and Spot in International Contest
3.17.22 Oldest Continuous Employee Suggestion Program in the Nation Shared at Aiken Chamber of Commerce Meeting
3.16.22 Lakeside High School Team Wins this Year’s DOE “Science Bowl”
3.15.22 SRNS Partnership with Local School District Thrives Through Pandemic
3.10.22 SRS Cleanup Mission Achieves New Milestone
3.08.22 Annual SRNS and Shepeard Community Blood Center Partnership Saves Thousands of Lives
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
1.28.22 Cleanup Plan for 25-Mile Stream Corridor at SRS Approved by Regulators
1.26.22 Regional Apprenticeship Programs Rapidly Grow, Creating New Job Opportunities
1.25.22 Futuristic City Competition Solves Today’s Urban Challenges
1.20.22 SRNS and Augusta University partner to introduce students to nuclear science careers
1.18.22 SRS Tritium Projects Complete Banner Year
1.13.22 Collaboration Saves Savannah River Site $12 Million, Invigorates Regional Econom
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
12.13.21 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Receives Recognition for South Carolina Manufacturing Excellence
12.9.21 SRNS Procurement Team Helps Local Businesses Grow
12.1.21 SRNS Information Technology’s Jeffrey Krohn Wins “Stevie Award” During 2021 International Business Awards Competition
11.30.21 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Donates $20,000 to Help Fund Barnwell Aquatics Center
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
11.18.21 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Names Savannah River Nuclear Solutions a Cyber Security Champion
11.17.21 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Invests More Than $1 Billion in Small, Diverse Businesses
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
11.03.21 SRNS Media Services department wins two Telly Awards for excellence in video production
11.03.21 CSRA Virtual College Night Tomorrow: Over 70 Colleges and Universities to Benefit Area Students
11.02.21 SRNS Promotes STEM Education with $25,000 Donatation to Sponsor Imagination & Gift Development Programs
10.20.21 “Mark Your Calendars”: CSRA College Night is Going Virtual Thursday, November 4
10.11.21 Savannah River Site Crews Knock Down Cold War Cooling Tower
10.08.21 SRNS Engineers Share Expertise with Educators and Students in Augusta University’s WORCshop@AU Program
10.06.21 Engineering Innovation in Tritium Facility Results in $18.8 Million Saved at SRS
09.27.21 SRS Tritium Extraction Facility achieves record number of operations
09.17.21 SRS Trees Perform Like “Hydraulic Pumps” to Evaporate and Disperse Groundwater Containing Legacy Tritium
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
08.18.21 SRS Education Outreach Goes Virtual, Impacting Thousands
08.05.21 Air Force Association CyberCamp Ignites Interest in Cybersecurity for Area Students
08.03.21 Second Cohort of Nuclear Operator Apprentices Graduate from SRNS/ATC
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
07.19.21 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Summer Interns and Year- Long Apprentices Help Fill Job Pipeline
07.15.21 SRNS Education Outreach Programs Excel Despite COVID-19 Restrictions
07.13.21 Coding 4 Kids Camp Can be “Cool” During a Hot Summer
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”
06.23.21 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
06.03.21 Area Teachers Awarded Grants from SRNS During Curbside Celebration
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
05.25.21 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 2021 SRNS Celebrity Waiter Night Car Hop Raises over $30,000 for Children's Place, Inc.
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
05.12.21 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Family Scholarships Awarded
05.05.21 SRNS Crews Set to Demolish 5 Buildings in 5 Months at Savannah River Site
04.30.21 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Expands Resources for Children in Aiken and Barnwell
04.29.21 SRNS Uses Silver to Protect the Environment at the Savannah River Site
04.20.21 South Carolina Companies Learn from Award Winning SRS Employee Suggestion Program
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
04.01.21 SRNS employees volunteer for Project VISION community efforts benefitting United Way of Aiken County
03.31.21 Savannah River National Laboratory UAS Team Receives National Recognition
03.25.21 Excess generators shipped to Louisiana to help control flooding
03.23.21 CSRA United Way Presents "Gold Champion Award" to SRNS
03.17.21 2021 Virtual Regional Science and Engineering Fair Competition: Leading Area Students to Careers in Science, Technology and Engineering
03.15.21 SRNS Registered Apprenticeship Program Grows to Include More Careers at SRS
03.11.21 SRNS partners with South Carolina State University to create Fire Protection Engineering Program
03.10.21 SRNL Completes Multi-Year F/H Laboratory Modification Project
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
02.09.21 SRNL Awarded Two DOE Contracts Providing Innovations in Chemical Processing and Drying R&D
02.08.21 'What are Those Pipes For?' SRS Sheds Light on Steam Generation History
02.05.21 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Saves $12.7 Million in 2020, Reinvests in SRS
02.04.21 Cleanup Success at the Savannah River Site in 2020
02.03.21 SRNS and Clinton College Increase Aid for Students and Create Career Opportunities Through Mutual Agreement
02.01.21 Living on the Moon: Future City Competition Goes Virtual
01.14.21 SRNS Agreement with Morris College Increases Career Opportunities for Students
01.12.21 SRS Completes Canadian TRM Campaign
01.07.21 New SRS 'Virtual Tour' Now Available
01.04.21 2017 CSRA College Night Scholarship Leads Student to SRS
12.29.20 Nomination for "Corporation of the Year" Award Affirms SRNS Support for Small and Minority-Owned Businesses
12.16.20 Spirit of Alliance Award Highlights SRNS Role in Georgia Minority Business
12.08.20 SRNS Streamlines Hiring Processes to Provide Interns Job Opportunities
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
11.24.20 SRNS Raises over $1.1 million for Local United Way Agencies
11.23.20 Innovation Key to Closure of Coal Yard at SRS
11.20.20 Gov. McMaster, SRNS Announce Major Apprenticeship Commitment
11.19.20 Students, SRS Experts Engage in 'STEMulating' Conversations
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
10.29.20 SRNS Contributes $27,000 To Golden Harvest Food Bank
10.28.20 SRS Personnel Honored for Support to NNSA Mission
10.27.20 SRNS Receives Multiple Awards at 2020 IdeasAmerica Global Conference
10.22.20 SRNS Receives Two Coveted DOE-VPP Awards
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 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Invests Millions in Small Businesses, Creating Jobs, Helping to Put America Back to Work
10.07.20 Two SRNS Employees Receive Department of Defense Patriot Award
10.05.20 SRNS/ATC Graduate First Cohort of Operator Apprentices
09.30.20 Savannah River Site Buildings Dismantled, Donated to Local Community Reuse Organization
09.29.20 2019 SRS Annual Environmental Report Released
09.28.20 IdeasAmerica: Green Idea of the Year Award Finalist at SRS
09.25.20 NNSA releases Environmental Impact Statement for plutonium pit production at Savannah River Site
09.23.20 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, Denmark Technical College and Voorhees College Increase Career Opportunities for Students
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
09.15.20 ARPA-E Awards $3.8M to SRNL for Tritium Fuel Cycle Projects to Improve Energy Productionn
09.15.20 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Employee Earns Third Consecutive Small Business Award
09.14.20 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, Allen University and Benedict College Strive to Increase Career Opportunities Through Beneficial Agreement
09.02.20 University of South Carolina Aiken Hosts American Society of Safety Professionals Safety Program
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
05.07.21 Lunar Living Special Award Presented to McCracken Middle School Team at Future City National Competition
08.19.20 SRNS Divisions Win Coveted Safety Achievement Awards
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
08.10.20 $5,000 SRNS Donation to Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Breathes Financial Life into Many Students Impacted by COVID-19
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
07.20.20 Apprenticeship Program at SRS Provides Training, Potential Employment for ATC Students
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
07.01.20 SRNS Earns High Grades for Reaching 260,000 Students and Educators While Investing Millions in Local Schools Prior to COVID-19 Pandemic
06.30.20 SWMF Disposes of Safety and Control Rods from the Five SRS Production Reactors
06.24.20 SRS's HB Line Placed in Safe Shutdown Status
06.15.20 South Carolina DHEC Electronic Permitting System Goes Live with First Use for Asbestos Demolition Permits at SRS
06.12.20 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Partners with Augusta University Health to Provide COVID-19 Testing for SRS Employees
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
04.29.20 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Family Scholarships Awarded
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”
03.06.20 SRNS Hits Homerun with Inaugural Field Day Event
03.03.20 Savannah River Site Fights Contamination with Massive Underground Wall
03.02.20 Career Tour at SRS Highlights Advantages of Technical College Education
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
02.26.20 SRNS and USC Aiken Agreement Confirms the Future is Now, by Supporting Military Veterans
02.11.20 Crews Replace Roof of Laboratory Integral to Savannah River Site
02.05.20 SRNS Partners with Two S.C. Historically Black Colleges and Universities Signing Mutually Beneficial Memorandums of Understanding
02.05.20 SRNL Achieves 5 Million Safe Hours Worked
01.31.20 Growing Small Business Mentor-Protégé Programs at SRS Supports DOE Missions
01.30.20 Cleanup Workers Transform Former Waste Site Into Grassy Field at SRS
01.28.20 South Carolina Students Create Cities of the Future, Striving to Attend National Competition: Regional Winners Announced
01.28.19 Stuart MacVean Recognized as 2020 National Safety Council’s CEOs Who “Get It”
01.13.20 Students Explore “IT for a Day” at the Savannah River Site
01.08.20 SRNL Teams Honored by Secretary of Energy
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 Savannah River Site Successfully Demolishes Legacy Facility
12.05.19 SRS Employees Exceed Major Christmas Milestone with Toys Donated to Local “Toys for Tots” Campaign
11.27.19 SRNS Raises over $1.2M to Local United Way Agencies
11.26.19 SRNL Seeking Partners for the DOE Visiting Faculty Program
11.26.19 Relay Race Brings Joy to those in Need this Holiday SeasonRelay Race Brings Joy to those in Need this Holiday Season
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
11.14.19 SRNS Wins National Cyber Award for Innovation Excellence at USC Aiken
11.13.19 Area Students Experience Tasks at SRS During Nuclear Science Week
11.12.19 Hiring U.S. Vets is a Priority at SRNS
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
10.23.19 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Auditor Honored as an Emerging Leader
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
10.09.19 SRNS Recognized for Supplier Development Across the Region
10.03.19 Children's Place Presents SRNS with Distinguished Team Award
10.01.19 CSRA College Night Passes 25-Year Anniversary and Exceeds 100,000 in Attendance
09.24.19 SRNS Continues Annual Support of Golden Harvest Food Bank with $20,000
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
09.10.19 $75,000 Donation for Radiation Protection Program Raises SRNS Support of Aiken Technical College to $500,000
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
08.27.19 SRNS Wins International Award for Video Promoting a Strong Safety Culture
08.26.19 National Safety Council Recognizes SRNS for Safety Excellence with Two Awards
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 Local Students Measure Health of Savannah River by its Biodiversity
07.16.19 SRS Contractors Honored with State Safety Award
07.12.19 Mobility Impaired and Wounded Warriors Deer Hunt Registration Begins
05.26.19 DHEC Recognizes SRNS for Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Resourcefulness
06.26.19 Driving Supplier Opportunities and Empowering Leadership throughout the Region
06.25.19 SRNS Early- and Mid-Career Professionals Partner During Project Unite
06.05.19 SRNS Surpasses 25 Million Safe-Work Hours, Marking New Record
05.23.19 Wounded Warriors and Mobility-Impaired Residents “Cast” for Trophy Fish at SRS during Day of Honor
05.22.19 Decade of SRNS Mini Grants to Local Teachers Reaches $600,000s
05.21.19 SRS Contractors Recognized for Site-Wide Safety Performance Excellence
05.20.19 SRNS AMP Members Learn What It Means to Lead Healthy Teams
05.10.19 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Family Scholarships Awarded
05.08.19 Williston DIG STEM Festival: Rural Kids Learn About Global Opportunities
05.02.19 Hiring Success at SRNS
04.24.19 SRNS Presented Five National Awards at the 18th Annual DOE Small Business Forum & Expo
04.23.19 Dunbarton Bay Ash Cleanup Project: SRS Environmental Restoration and Preservation Continues
04.15.19 SRNS Recipient of Two National Awards for Retirement Plan
03.25.19 SRNS Intern Honored as “Future Leader” by the American Welding Society
03.22.19 SRNS Economically Powers Local Communities
03.21.19 2019 Regional Science and Engineering Fair Competition: Leading Area Students to Careers in Science, Technology and Engineering
03.20.19 SRNS Operations and Construction Divisions Recognized for Continued Safety Excellence by South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance
03.18.19 SRNS Employees Take Time Off to Team Up and Help Neighbors in Need
03.07.19 Students and SRS Employees Explore “Teach-Ins” throughout CSRA Middle Schools
03.05.19 CSRA Team Wins this Year’s DOE “Science Bowl”
02.28.19 Millbrook Elementary Students Experience Annual Celebration of Science with the Help of SRNS Employees
02.13.19 Students Explore Career Options While Shadowing SRS Employees
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
01.10.19 SRNS Employees Surpass 20 Million Safe-work Hours
01.09.19 DOE Awards Contract for Administrative and Technical Support Services at Savannah River Site
01.09.19 SRNS Accepting Applications for 2019 Summer Internship Program
01.02.19 Savannah River Site Offers Public a Look Behind the Barricades
For copies of SRNS news releases from prior years, please email Barbara Smoak at barbara.smoak@srs.gov
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