Savannah River removes legacy Y-12 uranium from HB Line

April 9, 2025, 9:34AMRadwaste Solutions
The Savannah River Site’s HB Line facility is located on top of the H Canyon chemical separations facility. (Photo: DOE)

The Department of Energy has announced that workers at its Savannah River Site in South Carolina recently removed legacy uranium materials from the site’s HB Line as part of an effort to clear the facility of its inventory of legacy nuclear materials. The removed legacy uranium was originally produced by the Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge, Tenn.

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