The possible storage of spent nuclear fuel at Savannah River Site was left on the table Monday by the SRS Citizens Advisory Board, a group designed to offer advice to the Department of Energy, which owns SRS.
Shaw-AREVA MOX Services was billed and reimbursed approximately $3.7 million for “excessive temporary living expenses” for its subcontractors over a period of five years, according to a recent audit report released by the...
Federal funds requested by the Department of Energy for use at the Savannah River Site were approved by Congress on Wednesday, according to Congressman Joe Wilson, R-S.C., apparently alleviating concerns over the threat of furloughs at...
The personal information of some 12,000 Savannah River Site employees stolen earlier this year was not “improperly distributed,” though it was found in the hands of a Site employee.
There is apparently good news for threatened Savannah River Site employees, as the federal funds to avoid furloughs are one step closer to the finish line.
Spring cleaning is always a good way to get rid of those hard-to-reach cobwebs that appear around the house. However, when they appear in cooling tanks for spent nuclear fuel and have never been seen there before, special attention is...
What has been called the “heart” of the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) is celebrating its 10th anniversary, a full eight years beyond its design life expectancy.
Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) released the following statement after the U.S. House passed a bill to reprogram or transfer funds within the FAA budget to address the air traffic control furloughs created under sequestration.
Contractors and their employees at the Savannah River Site have seen some dramatic changes due to sequestration and further looming budget cuts, but the management and the liquid-waste contractors are making efforts to ease the...
A lifeline to reduce the impact of an estimated 2,500 Savannah River Site employees facing a reduced workweek or full furloughs got a public boost Thursday.
The first shots in the sequestration battle were fired Monday as Savannah River Nuclear Solutions announced that about 2,000 workers will be placed on reduced schedules...
At least 2,000 Savannah River Nuclear Solution employees will be placed on furlough schedules beginning April 1, according to an e-mail sent to employees by President and CEO Dwayne Wilson.
The local citizens group Don’t Waste Aiken will host a presentation on Thursday that outlines the possible consequences of the Savannah River Site becoming a dumping ground for spent nuclear fuel.
If a federal budget agreement is not reached by March 1, 1,000 jobs at the Savannah River Site would face four-month furloughs and thousands more would feel the sting,...
With severe cuts or sequestration on the way, much speculation surrounds the future of the MOX project and its funding from the National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA).
