Savannah River Nuclear Solutions

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions was constructed during the early 1950s to produce the basic materials used in the fabrication of nuclear weapons, primarily tritium and plutonium-239. Five reactors were built on the site. The reactors produced nuclear materials by irradiating target materials with neutrons. The site is home to the Defense Waste Processing Facility, the largest high-level radioactive-liquid stabilization plant in the world. The site's approximately 9,000 employees are engaged in environmental remediation and maintenance of the nation's nuclear stockpile. From production of weapons grade plutonium and tritium during the cold war, to cleanup and disposal today, the Savannah River Site continues to meet the changing needs of the Department of Energy.

Website: http://http://www.savannahrivernuclearsolutions.com/

Location of Facility
Savannah River Site City: Aiken County: Aiken	City: County:	City: County: