Savannah River National Laboratory

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Savannah River National Laboratory Type: Research and Development Agencies (Sub-organization) Parent organization: Department of Energy Top organization: Department of Energy Employees: 1100 Executive: Director Budget: Not publicly detailed for specific years, part of DOE's budget for national labs. Address: Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC 29808, USA Website: https://www.srnl.doe.gov/ Creation Legislation: Established in 1951 as Savannah River Laboratory, designated as a national laboratory in 2004 Wikipedia: Savannah River National Laboratory

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Mission SRNL applies science and engineering to solve challenging problems in national security, environmental stewardship, and clean energy. It develops practical, high-value, cost-effective solutions for complex technical issues facing the DOE and the nation.

Services Environmental management; Nuclear security; Hydrogen economy research; Materials science; Environmental remediation; National security technologies

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Savannah River National Laboratory

Former name	Savannah River Laboratory
Established	1951 (1951)
Research type	Nuclear and basic science
Budget	$249 million (2017)
Director	Vahid Majidi
Staff	980
Location	Savannah River Site, near Jackson, South Carolina, U.S.
Operating agency	Battelle
Website	srnl.doe.gov
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The Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is a multi-program national laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management. SRNL is located at the Savannah River Site (SRS) near Jackson, South Carolina. It was founded in 1951, as the Savannah River Laboratory as a research, development and manufacturing center for tritium production from lithium. The intended end use of the tritium was in nuclear fusion weapons (such as hydrogen bomb), as well as in thermonuclear fusion reactors for civilian use. Plutonium production and research was a second main activity in the lab at that time.

Since the end of the Cold War, the laboratory expanded its civilian research. Savannah River Laboratory was certified as a national laboratory on May 7, 2004.

SRNL research topics include environmental remediation, technologies for the hydrogen economy, handling of hazardous materials and technologies for prevention of nuclear proliferation, vitrification of nuclear waste and in hydrogen storage. SRNL is a founding member of the South Carolina Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Alliance (SCHFCA).

Budget and staff

SRNL employs 980 people and has an annual programmatic budget of 249 million U.S. Dollars (2017).

Operations

SRNL was operated by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy from 2008 to 2021. The LLC is a partnership between Fluor Corporation, Newport News Nuclear, Inc. (a subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries) and Honeywell International.

In 2020, the Department of Energy approved a split in the SRS Maintenance and Operations contract. The agency awarded the SRNL M&O contract to Battelle Savannah River Alliance (BSRA), retaining Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC for the maintenance and operations of the Savannah River Site. BSRA is wholly owned by Battelle Memorial Institute and partners with five regional universities. Contract transition was completed in 2021.

See also

• Savannah River Site
• United States Department of Energy
• United States Department of Energy National Laboratories
• Top 100 US Federal Contractors
• Institute of Nuclear Power Operations

External links

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• Official website for Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS)
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