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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Savannah River Site
|OrganizationType=Government Corporations (Sub-organization)
|Mission=SRS's mission includes managing nuclear materials, environmental cleanup, and research, focusing on national security through the production of tritium, nuclear materials management, and environmental stewardship.
|ParentOrganization=Department of Energy
|TopOrganization=Department of Energy
|Employees=10000
|OrganizationExecutive=Site Manager
|Services=Nuclear Material Management; Environmental Cleanup; Tritium Production; Research and Development
|HeadquartersLocation=33.49555, -81.91412
|HeadquartersAddress=225-A Old Aiken Road, Aiken, SC 29808
|Website=https://www.srs.gov
}}
{{Short description|US Department of Energy reservation in South Carolina}}
{{Short description|US Department of Energy reservation in South Carolina}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name                  = Savannah River Site
| ensign                =
| ensign_size            =
| native_name            =
| partof                = <!-- for elements within a larger site -->
| location              = [[Aiken County, South Carolina|Aiken]], [[Allendale County, South Carolina|Allendale]], and [[Barnwell County, South Carolina|Barnwell]] in [[South Carolina]]
| nearest_town          = [[Augusta, Georgia]]
| country                = United States
| image                  =File:SavannahRiverSite ISS012-E-16633.jpg
| alt                    =
| caption                ={{small|The Savannah River Site viewed from the [[International Space Station]].}}
| image2                = <!--secondary image, major command emblems for airfields -->
| alt2                  =
| caption2              =
| coordinates            =
{{Coord|33.246<!--44-->|N|81.668|W|type:landmark_region:US-SC|display=title}}
| gridref                =
| type                  = Nuclear Weapons Research Complex
| image_map              =
| image_mapsize          =
| image_map_alt          =
| image_map_caption      =
| pushpin_map = United States
| pushpin_mapsize = 300
| pushpin_label_position = none
| pushpin_map_caption = Map showing location of the site
| pushpin_map_alt        =
| pushpin_relief        =
| pushpin_image          =
| pushpin_label          =
| pushpin_mark          =
| pushpin_marksize      =
| code                  = <!--facility/installation code -->
| site_area              = {{convert|310|sqmi|abbr=on}}
| floor_area            =
| height                =
| length                =
| ownership              = [[Government of the United States]]
| operator              = [[United States Department of Energy]]<!--- The site is privately managed and contracts are awarded by the NNSS. Many contractors have come and go.--->
| controlledby          = [[National Nuclear Security Administration]]
| open_to_public        = '''No'''
| condition              =
| site_other_label      =Defining authority 
| site_other            =[[United States Geological Survey]]<br>{{small|(For geography, ground waters, terrains and mapping)}}
| website                =
| built                  = {{Start date|1951}}
| built_for              =
| builder                =
| architect              =
| dates                  = 1951–present
| materials              =
| status                = Active
| fate                  = <!--changed from demolished parameter-->
| demolished            =
| battles                =
| events                =
| current_commander      = <!-- current commander -->
| past_commanders        = <!-- past notable commander(s) -->
| garrison              = <!-- such as the 25th Bombardment Group -->
| occupants              = <!-- squadrons only -->
| designations          =
| nrhp                  =
| subcritical_tests  =
| nuclear_tests      =
| thermonuclear_tests =
| other_tests_label  = <!-- changed from "Other tests" to wording of your choice -->
| other_tests        =
| remediation        = 1981
| image3              =
| alt3                =
| caption3            =
| footnotes              = <!-- catchall in case it's needed to preserve something in infobox that doesn't work in new code -->
}}


The '''Savannah River Site''' ('''SRS''') is a [[United States Department of Energy|U.S. Department of Energy]] (DOE) reservation in the United States, located in the state of [[South Carolina]] on land in [[Aiken County, South Carolina|Aiken]], [[Allendale County, South Carolina|Allendale]],<!--Found on https://info2.scdot.org/GISMapping/GISMapdl/Allendale_County.pdf--> and [[Barnwell County, South Carolina|Barnwell]] counties adjacent to the [[Savannah River]]. It lies {{convert|25|mi|km|0}} southeast of [[Augusta, Georgia]]. The site was built during the 1950s to refine nuclear materials for deployment in [[nuclear weapon]]s.<ref name=lmtscsch>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EIFfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1524%2C2508347 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |agency=Associated Press |last=Carey |first=Frank |title=South Carolina site chosen to develop H-bomb |date=November 29, 1950 |page=2}}</ref> It covers {{convert|310|sqmi|km2|sigfig=2}} and employs more than 10,000 people.
The '''Savannah River Site''' ('''SRS''') is a [[United States Department of Energy|U.S. Department of Energy]] (DOE) reservation in the United States, located in the state of [[South Carolina]] on land in [[Aiken County, South Carolina|Aiken]], [[Allendale County, South Carolina|Allendale]],<!--Found on https://info2.scdot.org/GISMapping/GISMapdl/Allendale_County.pdf--> and [[Barnwell County, South Carolina|Barnwell]] counties adjacent to the [[Savannah River]]. It lies {{convert|25|mi|km|0}} southeast of [[Augusta, Georgia]]. The site was built during the 1950s to refine nuclear materials for deployment in [[nuclear weapon]]s.<ref name=lmtscsch>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EIFfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1524%2C2508347 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |agency=Associated Press |last=Carey |first=Frank |title=South Carolina site chosen to develop H-bomb |date=November 29, 1950 |page=2}}</ref> It covers {{convert|310|sqmi|km2|sigfig=2}} and employs more than 10,000 people.
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