About
Savannah River Site (Aiken, SC) - SRS is a facility originally constructed to produce the basic materials for nuclear weapons. After the end of the Cold War, the site is primarily focused on environmental stewardship, environmental cleanup, waste management and disposition of nuclear materials. SRS processes and stores nuclear materials in support of national defense and U.S. nuclear non-proliferation efforts, as well as develops and deploys technologies to improve the environment and treat nuclear and hazardous wastes left from the Cold War.
Location
Site Address
Aiken, SC
United States
Site GeoLocation
33° 33' 37.5804", -81° 43' 42.006"
Primary Functions & Operations
Primary Function
Environmental cleanup, waste management, disposition of nuclear materials, and tritium operations in support of nuclear weapon programs.
Ongoing Operations
Tritium operations supporting nuclear weapon programs; management and treatment of liquid high-level wastes and other radioactive wastes; nuclear materials storage and disposition; research and development at the Savannah River National Laboratory.
