The largest group of apprentices have started a journey to become production operators for the Savannah River Site’s liquid waste contractor.
No impact from Savannah River radioactive wasps
The news is abuzz with recent stories about four radioactive wasp nests found at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina. The site has been undergoing cleanup...
A quicker way for spent fuel processing at SRS
Employees at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina have demonstrated their resourcefulness and capabilities by implementing a newly created carrier to transport...
Data centers planned at four DOE sites
At the end of his July 15 speech at the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, President Trump promised that “a lot more [was] going to be announced in the coming week” for...
BWXT advances on TRISO project
BWX Technologies (BWXT) has achieved a key milestone in its project to additively manufacture advanced forms of TRISO fuel for Generation IV advanced nuclear reactors. The Lynchburg Technology...
Savannah River Site empties more waste tanks
The Department of Energy announced that waste from two more tanks at its Savannah River Site has been removed ahead of schedule. The tanks—numbers 11 and 15—are the fourth and fifth waste...
Glovebox fabrication for NNSA work underway at Savannah River Site
The fabrication of gloveboxes is underway for the plutonium pit production mission at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C.“Gloveboxes will be a key component of...
New simulator will train Savannah River’s remote crane operators
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management said it will use a new simulator to help train operators on the safe and efficient movement of a remotely operated crane at the...
NC State, SRNS partner to attract young talent
North Carolina State University and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) have joined forces to address the ongoing need for specialists in nuclear and criticality safety engineering...
IAEA starts its “SMR School” with workshop in Kenya
An initiative to educate government, regulatory, and industry representatives around the world about small modular reactors has been launched by the International Atomic Energy Agency, with...
Savannah River removes legacy Y-12 uranium from HB Line
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...
