

Missions and Programs
Dedicated to maintaining the highest possible safety and security standards
The Savannah River Site (SRS) is a key U.S. Department of Energy industrial complex.
SRS is responsible for supporting our nation’s nuclear defense; preventing nuclear weapon proliferation; environmental stewardship and cleanup; waste management; and disposition of nuclear materials.

Nuclear Deterrence
The purpose for establishing SRS in the 1950s was to support the nation’s nuclear deterrence and defense. Today, the Site continues to fulfill that purpose through the SRS Tritium facilities, construction of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility, and preparing for the pit production mission.

Nuclear Nonproliferation
SRS is dedicated to the NNSA’s mission of safely managing and disposing of surplus weapons-grade materials. These efforts play a critical role in preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons and reducing the threat of nuclear and radiological terrorism worldwide.  SRS Nuclear Nonproliferation includes Surplus Plutonium Disposition Operations and Programs.

Nuclear Materials Disposition and Used Fuel Storage
The safe and secure storage, handling and permanent disposition of used nuclear fuel and plutonium materials are long-standing missions at SRS.

Safety Programs
SRS is committed to its people, missions and the future. Building on a long track record of exemplary safety standards, SRS continues to be one of the safest sites within the DOE complex and among the safest major industrial sites in the world. Protecting our workforce, the public, national security interests and the environment while advancing NNSA’s mission-critical objectives are our highest priorities.

Waste Management
Waste management at SRS includes the safe disposition of both radioactive liquid waste and hazardous, sanitary, construction and demolition and transuranic solid waste.

Savannah River National Laboratory
Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) puts science to work to help protect our environment, secure our clean energy future, serve our national defense and reduce emerging nuclear threats. SRNL is one of 17 national laboratories, and it is the only national lab sponsored by the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management.

Environmental Stewardship
SRS is dedicated to advancing environmental stewardship by adhering to all state and federal regulations. Our mission prioritizes the safety and well-being of workers, the public, and the environment, while fostering a culture of compliance, sustainability, and accountability in all site activities.
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