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Welcome
to the May 2021 edition of
SRNS Today
Stuart MacVean They say, “All good things must come to an end.” So too, does SRNS’ corporate
SRNS President and CEO responsibility for the management and operations of the Savannah River National Laboratory.
Next month, we complete transitioning the national laboratory to Battelle Savannah River
Alliance, something for which we have been preparing for some time. However, this will not
On the cover change the relationship SRNS has with SRNL. We will still be partners in our shared mission
SRNL’s Lisa Ward to make the world safer.
observes as SRNL’s
Kevin Counts holds a L Area employees finished underwater video inspections of non-aluminum clad spent nuclear
small section of test fuel (SNF) for the first time to monitor its integrity. L Area employees also safely completed
bundle against the sediment removal from the settler tank for the first time in two decades, ensuring the
inspection camera rig L Disassembly Basin can remain a viable interim storage location for SNF for as long as
in the mock-up. it is needed.
H Canyon is working to make room for a new dissolver in the facility, which is needed for an
upcoming mission. The upcoming dissolving campaign will add a third electrolytic dissolver,
which will provide the capability to dissolve stainless steel fuel.
SRNS employees again showed their compassion and giving spirit. Site Services employee
Jermaine Patterson recently partnered with SRNS to restore his childhood sports park in
New Ellenton, South Carolina. SRNS also raised over $30,000 during Celebrity Waiter Night,
a fundraiser for the Children’s Place, Inc.; awarded grants to 78 local educators as part of
the Innovative Teaching Mini Grants Program; and donated $40,000 to the Child Advocacy
Center of Aiken County.
As we mark a new era at SRS, I sincerely appreciate the leadership of Dr. Vahid Majidi and
Sharon Marra over the past few years and the professionalism and hard work of the SRNS
and SRNL employees who have worked collaboratively to ensure a successful transition.
I look forward to continuing to work with SRNL as we deliver on our important shared
missions for the Department of Energy.
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, is a Fluor-led company whose members are Fluor Federal Services,
Newport News Nuclear and Honeywell. Since August 2008, SRNS has been the management and operating
contractor for the Savannah River Site, a Department of Energy-owned site near Aiken, South Carolina,
including the Savannah River National Laboratory. The SRNS corporate and community offices are located
in the renovated 1912 “Old Post Office” building in Aiken, S.C. The primary initiatives of SRNS are national
security, clean energy and environmental stewardship. SRNS Today is published monthly by SRNS Corporate
Communications to inform our employees and other stakeholders of the company’s operational- and community-
related activities. If you have questions or comments, please contact us at 803.952.6131 or visit our website.
www.savannahrivernuclearsolutions.com
COMMON ACRONYMS
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) • Savannah River Site (SRS) • Department of Energy (DOE) • Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL)