05/20/2020
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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 05.20.20)
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
12.21.18 SRS Information Technology Professionals Visit Greenbrier Middle School
12.18.18 Local Teacher, Finalist for $100,000 Grant in National Competition
12.07.18 SRS Employees Give Over 17,000 Christmas Gifts to Local Children Toys for Tots Campaign
12.06.18 SRNS and NNSA Host Job Fair for MOX Employees
12.04.18 Savannah River National Laboratory Demonstrates Electrochemical Techniques For Monitoring Microbial Growth
12.04.18 Relay Race Brings Joy to those in Need this Holiday Season
11.27.18 SRNS Recipient of South Carolina Chamber of Commerce's 2018 Excellence in Workplace Diversity Award
11.27.18 SRNL Hunter Named 2018 Donald Orth Award Recipient
11.20.18 SRNS Contributes Over $1.2M to Local United Way Agencies
11.15.18 SRS Welcomes New Employees to Tritium Facilities
11.13.18 Photo Festival Features the Relocation of Communities Due to Planned Construction of the Savannah River Plant in the Early 1950s
11.12.18 Mobility Impaired Hunters and Wounded Warriors Aim for Success during Annual Deer Hunt at SRS
11.09.18 Massive Cleanup Project at SRS Completed, Saves Millions of Dollars
11.02.18 SRNS Receives Awards for Promoting Minority-Owned Businesses
10.30.18 SRNS Recognized as 2018 Industry Leader Award Winner
10.25.18 SRS Tour Continues to Surprise and Impress Area Educators
10.23.18 SRNS Employee Receives Rising Star Award for Creative Safety Initiatives
10.17.18 Sixteen Scholarships Awarded as Thousands of Area Students Attend CSRA College Night
10.15.18 SRNS Receives Prestigious Award from Project Management Institute
10.15.18 Innovative Infrastructure Improvements Save Dollars and Environment at SRS
10.12.18 First Responders Cast for Trophy Fish at SRS during Day of Honor
10.05.18 SRNS Employee Wins Manufacturing Employee of the Year Award
09.27.18 2017 Environmental Report Shows SRS Environmentally Safe
09.26.18 SRNS Welcomes New Small Business to Mentor-Protégé Program
09.21.18 National Awards Affirm Strength of SRNS Safety Program
09.20.18 “BACK ON TRACK”: CSRA College Night September 27
09.19.18 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Named Top American Company at 2018 Ideas America Global Awards
09.11.18 CSRA College Night Rescheduled for September 27
09.04.18 Savannah River National Laboratory, University of South Carolina Aiken launch affiliate program
08.31.18 SRNS Support Helps New USCA Planetarium Show Shine
08.28.18 Savannah River National Laboratory announces license agreement with Greenway Energy
08.28.18 SRNS Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
08.27.18 SRNS Named Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council’s 2018 Corporation of the Year
08.21.18 Mark Your Calendars: CSRA College Night September 13
08.17.18 SRNS Supports Allendale Students through National STEM Coalition Challenge
08.16.18 Savannah River Site Continues Shipment of Transuranic Waste Out of State
07.30.18 SRNS Internship Program Grows in Size and Diversity, Becoming a Major Job Pipeline for Site
07.18.18 SRNS Surpasses 15 Million Injury-Free Work Hours
07.12.18 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Presented Three Awards at 17th Annual Small Business Forum & Expo
06.26.18 14th Annual United Way Softball Tournament Hits ‘Home Run’
06.22.18 Groundwater Cleanup at SRS: Celebrating Ten Years of Success
06.21.18 SRS Sets New Record: $60,000 Raised for Golden Harvest Food Drive to Fight Child Hunger
06.14.18 SRNS Partners with Local Education System for 10 Years
05.11.18 SRNS Awarded National Safety Council’s 2018 Occupational Excellence Award
06.11.18 Career Counseling Professionals Discover How Area Students Qualify for Hundreds of Jobs at SRS
05.29.18 SRS Learning Program Teaches Students About Endangered Birds
05.24.18 SRNS Supplier Conference: Providing Small Businesses Big Opportunities
05.23.18 SRNS Exceeds $500,000 in Mini Grants Awarded to Local Teachers
05.21.18 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Family Scholarships Awarded
05.18.18 SRNS Site Services Golf Tournament Raises a Record $32K for United Way
05.09.18 SRS Partners with Universities, Colleges to Fill STEM-Based Jobs
05.08.18 SRNS AMP Members Learn What It Means to “Lead Yourself”
05.07.18 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Uses “360 Degree Video” to Recruit Students
05.03.18 SRNS Employees Team Up, Helping Those in Need throughout the CSRA
05.02.18 Williston DIG STEM Festival: Rural Kids Learn About Global Opportunities
04.30.18 New Historic Sign Preserves the Past of Displaced Savannah River Site Town
04.26.18 Savannah River National Laboratory honors staff for scientific and technical achievements
04.25.18 SRNS Operations and Construction Divisions Receive 9th Consecutive Safety Excellence Award from SC Chamber of Commerce
04.12.18 SRNS Safety Program Continues to Earn DOE STAR Status
04.04.18 Savannah River National Laboratory gives STEM students a look at careers in nuclear safeguards
03.27.18 SRNS Operations and Construction Divisions Recognized for Continued Safety Excellence by South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance
03.26.18 SRS Challenges Local Students During “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day”
03.20.18 2018 Regional Science and Engineering Fair Competition: Leading Area Students to Careers in Science, Technology and Engineering
03.16.18 SRNS Employees Take Time Off to Team Up and Help Neighbors in Need
03.12.18 SRNS Employees Contribute over $86K to the CSRA Heart Walk
03.08.18 Ten Years of SRS Engineers Sharing Knowledge and Experience during Area Teach-Ins
03.07.18 DOE “Science Bowl” Challenges Elite Students from Throughout South Carolina and the Augusta Area in Regional Finals
03.02.18 New Manager Assumes Role at Savannah River Site
03.01.18 Dr. Vahid Majidi Named Savannah River National Laboratory Director
03.01.18 New SRNL Agreement Expands Support for DOE Long-Term Stewardship
02.28.18 SRNS Hosts “Reverse Career Fair” for Local Colleges and Universities
02.22.18 Science Enrichment Day: Millbrook Elementary Joins Annual Celebration of Science
02.20.18 SRNL and University of South Carolina appoint joint faculty member for advanced manufacturing
02.12.18 LEAP Members Volunteer at the Aiken County Animal Shelter
02.07.18 SRNS Surpasses 10 Million Safe Work Hours Milestone
01.26.18 Savannah River National Laboratory announces new license agreement with United Sun Systems
01.25.18 SRNS Communications & Media Team Wins International CINDY Award
01.23.18 SRNS Reaches Major Milestone: Phase One of SRS Ash Basin Cleanup Project Complete, Phase Two Underway Featuring New Technology
01.22.18 Future City Regional Competition Winners Announced: Kennedy Middle School Takes First Place
01.19.18 Hour of Code: Unlocking the Mysteries of Computer Science in Area Schools
01.12.18 SRNS Finds Success in Streamlining Hiring as Part of Broad Human Capital Gains
01.09.18 SRNS Early-Career Professionals Learn How to Face the Future Together
12.20.17 Aiken County Public Schools Career Counseling Professionals Discover How Area Students Qualify for Hundreds of Jobs at SRS
12.19.17 SRS Public Tours: Opportunity to See the Past, Present and Future of the Savannah River Site
12.11.17 Small Businesses See Gains as Overhaul of SRNS Supply Chain Approach Brings Efficiencies
12.07.17 SRS Employees Give Over 10,000 Christmas Gifts to Local Children Toys for Tots Campaign
12.06.17 Old Oysters Put to New Use at SRS for Cleanup Innovation
12.05.17 Relay Race Brings Joy to those in Need this Holiday Season
12.01.17 Savannah River National Laboratory Chemical Engineer Receives Orth Lifetime Achievement Award
11.28.17 “Living an #UNSelfie Life:” SRNS AMP’s Giving Tuesday Event Benefits Toys for Tots
11.16.17 SRNS Supports Aiken Technical College Radiation Protection Program Seeking Graduates as Job Candidates
11.14.17 Honoring Their Service: SRNS Hosts Veterans Day Reception
11.08.17 SRNS Gives over $1.2M to Local United Way Agencies
10.30.17 SRS Tour Continues to Surprise and Impress Area Educators
10.27.17 SRS Contractors Provide Major Contributions to Regional “STEM Career Connections” Event
10.24.17 Savannah River National Laboratory Researcher Named American Chemical Society Fellow
10.16.17 Education Outreach Programs, Job Pipeline to Future Service at SRS
10.10.17 Savannah River National Laboratory Researcher Receives Seaborg Actinide Separations Award
10.03.17 SRNS Early-Career Professionals “Adopt a Room” at Helping Hands
10.02.17 SRNS Employees Win 11 International Awards for Innovative Programs
09.30.17 Sixteen Scholarships Awarded as Thousands of Area Students Attend CSRA College Night
09.13.17 Hurricane Irma Yields Impressive Response at SRS
09.13.17 Savannah River National Laboratory Researcher Named Embassy Science Fellow
08.31.17 SRNS’ Employees Awarded National VPPPA Safety and Health Achievement Award
08.30.17 SRNS Earns 16th DOE-VPP Star of Excellence for Safety Performance
07.31.17 SRS "Active Shooter" Exercise Yields Important Lessons Learned
07.26.17 Actively Pursuing Passive Cleanup Technology at SRS Pays Off
07.20.17 SRS Public Tours: Decades of Inspiring History, Cold War Defense, Nuclear Operations and Miles of Pristine Wilderness
07.06.17 SRNS Welcomes Summer Interns
07.05.17 SouthernCarolina Regional Development Alliance Receives SRNS Loaned Professional for “Promise Zone” Project
07.03.17 Refrigeration Walk-In Cooler Destined for Landfill Moved to Barnwell Charitable Organization, Supporting a “Cool Cause”
06.29.17 Girls Get “SET” AT Adventure Mini-Camp, Discovering Careers in Science, Engineering and Technology
06.23.17 SRS Conducts Annual Live Burn Training
06.22.17 Savannah River National Laboratory and Augusta University Create Faculty Position in Cyber
06.22.17 SRS Employees Hit a “Home Run” for Local United Way Agencies
06.08.17 SRNS Wins International Award for Video Promoting a Strong Safety Culturee
05.26.17 SRNS Employees Present $32K Donation to Children’s Place
05.25.17 SRNS Receives Top Grades for this Year’s Education Outreach Report Card
05.18.17 SRNS Receives National Safety Council’s 2017 Occupational Excellence Achievement Award
05.12.17 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Family Scholarships Awarded
05.08.17 SRNS Presents $50,000 in SRNS Mini Grants to CSRA Teachers
05.05.17 SRNS AMP Members Learn How to be “Powered by a Purpose” at Leadercast
05.01.17 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Funds Innovative Learning at Jackson Middle School, Inspiring and Engaging Students and Teachers
04.28.17 SRNS Employees Team Up, Helping Those in Need throughout the CSRA
04.26.17 SRNS’ Operations and Construction Divisions Receive Palmetto Shining Star Awards
04.26.17 Senior Officials from Aiken County Public Schools Explore SRS during Special Site Tour
04.26.17 SRS Celebrates Environmental Stewardship on Earth Day
04.18.17 SRNS’ Bob Bonnett Receives Fluor Corporate Award of Excellence
04.11.17 SRS Feeds ‘Bugs’ Oil to Chomp Away at Contamination
04.03.17 SRNS’ Operations and Construction Divisions Receive Safety Recognition from South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
03.24.17 SRNS Challenges Local Students during “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day”
03.23.17 LEAP Members Volunteer at the Aiken County Animal Shelter
03.21.17 2017 Regional Science and Engineering Fair Competition: Leading Area Students to Careers in Science, Technology and Engineering
03.20.17 DOE “Science Bowl” Challenges Elite Students from Throughout South Carolina and the Augusta Area in Regional Finals
03.17.17 SRS Employees Take Time Off to Team Up and Help Neighbors in Need
03.15.17 SRNS Employees Contribute over $84K to the CSRA Heart Walk
03.14.17 SRNS’ Operations and Construction Divisions Recognized by South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance for Safety Excellence
03.02.17 SRS Engineers Share Knowledge and Experience during CSRA Teach-Ins in support of National Engineers Week
02.17.17 SRNS Donates $29,000 in Support of Aiken County’s Public Education Partners, Advocates for Practical Learning Leading to Academic Success
02.13.17 SRS Recognized for “Green” Building
02.09.17 SRNS Receives Workforce Innovator Award from S.C. Chamber of Commerce
02.06.17 SRS Contractor Committed to Recycling and Conservation
01.23.17 Students Create Cities of the Future during Annual Regional Competition Involving South Carolina and Augusta-Area Middle Schools
01.18.17 SRNS Exceeds Small Business Contracting Goals in FY16
01.18.17 SRNS $28,000 Donation Promotes Academic Growth through Robotics Programs in Region’s Schools
For copies of SRNS news releases from prior years, please email Barbara Smoak at barbara.smoak@srs.gov
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