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Trump's budget supports plutonium removal, pit production at SRS

3/14/2019

President Donald Trump's proposed 2020 fiscal budget would increase funding to repurpose the Savannah River Site's Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility for plutonium pit production. The budget also includes money to speed up the removal of one metric ton of plutonium from South Carolina before 2020.

Plutonium pit production at SRS brings back jobs

3/4/2019

The buildup in plutonium pit production at the Savannah River Site has led to 221 job offers for former Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility employees. SRS intends to make 50 plutonium pits by 2030, said Nicole Nelson-Jean, manager of the National Nuclear Security Administration's Savannah River Field Office.

SRS liquid waste contract coming to close

2/26/2019

The Energy Department has yet to name a Savannah River Site liquid waste contractor, adding "to be determined" to the contracting timeline chart. The current contract for Savannah River Remediation is set to expire next month.

NNSA official: SRS may conduct defense-related work

2/22/2019

The Savannah River Site could see a rise in defense-related activities, including plutonium disposal, over time, says Nicole Nelson-Jean, manager of the National Nuclear Security Administration's SRS Field Office. "This is a 50-, 70-, 100-year effort that we have here locally," said Nelson-Jean.

Hiring remains strong for SRR at SRS

2/19/2019

Savannah River Site liquid waste contractor Savannah River Remediation plans to hire almost 380 employees in 2019, similar to 2018. The new hires, of whom roughly one-third were classified as veterans last year, are replacing the growing numbers of retiring employees.

NNSA: Plutonium pit production at SRS will be major undertaking

2/14/2019

A plutonium pit production project at the location of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site would be ambitious in terms of costs and goals, said William "Ike" White, chief of staff at the National Nuclear Security Administration. "These are major nuclear facility recapitalization efforts," said White.

SRS, LANL plutonium pit work would cost $9B

1/25/2019

The Defense and Energy departments' nuclear budget for the next 10 years would have $9 billion for plutonium pit production at the Savannah River Site and Los Alamos National Laboratory, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The total nuclear-related budget would be $494 billion -- 23% higher than the previous estimate made in 2017.

S.C. congressman puts MOX, SRS on 2019 agenda

1/10/2019

Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., says he wants to save the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site. "Over and over again, it's been very sad to me to see how this has proceeded," Wilson said, as the facility has had multiple rounds of layoffs.