Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility

Management Challenges at the Department of Energy, FY 2023, DOE-OIG-23-08, Nov 2022

NNSA letter to HASC Chair Adam Smith re: unfunded priorities, Apr 12, 2022

DNFSB review: SRPPF Worker Protection, Aug 3, 2023

DNFSB Staff Report, "Conceptual Design Review of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility," Nov 5, 2021

EIS-0541: Plutonium Pit Production at the Savannah River Site (SRS)
   – NOI for SRS-EIS for Plutonium Pit Production, Jun 10, 2019
   – SRS-EIS scoping presentation by Dr Jane Summerson, Jun 27, 2019
   – LASG's comments, Jul 25, 2019
   – SRS-EIS, Draft, Apr 2020:
      – Summary
      – Vol 1
      – Vol II
   – LASG's comments, Jun 2, 2020
   – SRS-EIS, Final, Sep 2020:
      – Summary
      – Vol 1
      – Vol 2
      – ROD, Nov 5, 2020

 • DNFSB letter to DOE Sec Jennifer Granholm, Nov 28, 2023 re: worker safety at SRPPF

NNSA-SRS Plutonium Pit Production staffing chart, Apr 2019
 • South Carolina & Georgia resolutions in favor & against plutonium pit production at SRS

For more information
LASG's page on plutonium pit production.

Best non-federal review
Independent Assmt of the Plutonium Strategy of the NNSA, IDA, for DoD, Mar 2019. (First published by LASG May 10, 2019. Version with cover pages obtained by FOIA, May 20, 2019.)

Independent Assmt of the Two-Site Pit Production Decision, IDA, for NNSA, May 2019.

Pu Pit Prod Eng Assmt (EA), Rev 2, Parsons, Apr 20, 2018
 • EA results, briefing slides, May 14, 2018

Recapitalization of Pit Production, DoD & NNSA, May 10, 2018

DOE Sec Perry, Waiver to cease MFFF & redirect funds, May 10, 2018

NNSA's recommended alternative, May 10, 2018

Nuc Weapons Council, alternative for NNSA's plutonium capabilities, May 10, 2018

Plutonium Pit Prod Mission, fact sheet, NNSA, May 10, 2018

Workforce Analysis to support future Pit Production, LMI, Apr 2018

Single best NNSA report
Pit Production Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) & related documents
AoA, NNSA, Oct 2017
 • Executive Summary, Oct 2017
 • Briefing slides, Nov 2017
 • Sen Reed & McCain, letter to DoD Sec. Mattis & DOE Sec. Perry, Sep 20, 2017
 • Sen Udall & Heinrich, & Congressman Lujan, letter to DOE Sec Perry, Dec 18, 2017

Chemistry & Metallurgy Research Replacement Project
(CMRR) 2002 - 2014
Radiological Laboratory Utility Office Building (RLUOB)

 • Dennis Carr, President & CEO, "SRNS Status, Progress, Staffing," Feb 2, 2024
 • SC Gov Nuclear Advisory Committee, SRPPF presentation, video, Oct 26, 2023
 • SRNS Fall 2023 Update, GNAC presentation, Oct 2023
 • Get on the Bus, video tour of Savannah River Site Virtual Tour, Jan 7, 2021
 • SRNS Fall 2022 update, Stuart MacVean, Oct 2022
 • Overview of NNSA mission at SRS, Jason Armstrong, Apr 11, 2022
 • SRNS: Plutonium Pit Manufacturing, Dave Olson, Aug 3, 2021
 • Savannah River Field Office update, Oct 16, 2020
 • SRNS update, Oct 16, 2020
 • SRS plutonium pit prod workshop, Oct 2-4, 2018, LASG FOIA, Mar 18, 2020
 • SRNS: Proposed SRPPF, Dave Olson, Feb 12, 2020
 • SRS Plutonium Pit Production staffing chart, Apr 2019

Media - 2024
updated 17 Apr 2024
 • Temporary cooling system installed at Savannah River Site pit production facility, Aiken Standard, Apr 17, 2024
 • No possibility of settling enviros’ suit against S.C. pit plant, Exchange Monitor, Mar 29, 2024
 • NNSA seeks $1B boost for fiscal year 2025; Savannah River pit estimate soars, Exchange Monitor, Mar 15, 2024 Department of Energy nearing production of first war reserve plutonium pit, Aiken Standard, Jan 17, 2024

Media - 2023
 • Federal watchdog wants report on worker safety at Savannah River’s yet-to-open pit plant, Exchange Monitor, Dec 15, 2023
 • Defense spending bill includes more than $2 billion for the Savannah River Site, Aiken Standard, Dec 14, 2023
 • Failed mission to one of enduring production, work to transform SRS facility is underway, Aiken Standard, Nov 12, 2023
 • Glovebox design nearly done for SRS pit plant; facility should open in 2032, official says, Exchange Monitor, Oct 27, 2023
 • NNSA kicks can on facility crucial to disposing of old warhead cores, Exchange Monitor, Oct 20, 2023
 • SRPPF: Fulfilling a mission of national importance, Aiken Standard, Oct 14, 2023
 • HEWD chairman, NNSA and DOE leadership tour SRS, Aiken Standard, Sep 23, 2023
 • Air quality construction permit approved for Savannah River Plutonium Processing facility, Augusta Chronicle, Sep 6, 2023
 • SRPPF craft workers celebrate D&R milestone, Sep 2, 2023
 • Defense board concerned with worker safety at Savannah River, Exchange Monitor, Sep 1, 2023
 • DNFSB correspondence to DOE Sec Granholm re: SRPPF design concerns, Aug 3, 2023
 • New Savannah River Site tritium finishing facility included in defense funding bill, Aiken Standard, Jun 29, 2023
 • Navy, National Guard brief South Carolina officials on Savannah River’s national security role, Exchange Monitor, Jun 9, 2023
 • Labor shortage outlasts COVID, delays nuclear-weapons infrastructure, NNSA administrator says, Exchange Monitor, Mar 31, 2023
 • US takes another step toward gearing up nuclear pit factory, AP, Feb 10, 2023
 • Savannah River Site pit production mission could last for 30 years or longer, Aiken Standard, Feb 4, 2023
 • Savannah River Site begins hands-on work of preparing for plutonium pit production facility, Aiken Standard, Feb 2, 2023
 • Savannah River Site, Los Alamos plutonium pit production plan could cost over $30 billion, Aiken Standard, Jan 13, 2023
 • US nuclear agency falls short on scheduling, cost estimates, Associated Press, Jan 12, 2023
 • GAO: Cost, time estimates for making nuclear bomb cores flawed, Santa Fe New Mexican, Jan 12, 2023
 • NNSA Has No Reliable Schedule, Cost Estimates For Pits, GAO Says, Defense Daily, Jan 11, 2023

Media - 2022
 • Savannah River Site pit production prep continues, Aiken Standard, Dec 28, 2022
 • $1.7 trillion federal spending bill includes over $10 million for Aiken County projects, Aiken Standard, Dec 22, 2022
 • NNSA could dispose of more plutonium at Savannah River Site, Aiken Standard, Dec 22, 2022
 • Savannah River Site receives $3 billion from 2023 NDAA, but pit production not included [sic. This was an authorization, not an appropriations (funding) bill. Preparations for pit production were authorized at $500 million over the request.], Aiken Standard, Dec 16, 2022
 • CD-2 for Savannah River pits expected in fiscal 2025; demo contract inked, Exchange Monitor, Nov 4, 2022
 • National Nuclear Security Administration to become DOE primary for Savannah River Site, Aiken Standard, Nov 3, 2022
 • Plutonium pit production at Savannah River Site is one of NNSA’s highest priorities, Aiken Standard, Nov 1, 2022
 • Savannah River Site pit production approvals could be delayed by six months, Aiken Standard, Oct 29, 2022
 • Construction plans for Savannah River plutonium facility move forward, Columbia Regional Business report, Oct 11, 2022
 • Demand boom predicted for glove boxes in coming years, Exchange Monitor,Oct 7, 2022
 • Savannah River Site plutonium pit production facility construction to start soon, Aiken Standard, Oct 6, 2022
 • 2,500 jobs coming to SRS with plutonium plant’s construction, NBC TV 12-26, Oct 4, 2022
 • Parts of Savannah River Pit Plant Could Be Under Construction By Year’s End, Site Prime Says, Defense Daily, Oct 4, 2022
 • Savannah River Site employee who visited says Chernobyl was used for weapons production, Aiken Standard, Sep 23, 2022
 • First testing completed on prototype transfer system for Savannah River Site pit production, Aiken Standard, Sep 14, 2022
 • House Armed Services Committee Chair says he supports pit production at Savannah River Site, Aiken Standard, Jun 17, 2022
 • 80 pits by 2030 won’t happen, NNSA boss reaffirms. But ‘acceleration’ is in the works., Aiken Standard, Feb 8, 2022
 • SRS plutonium shipments, other concerns push New Mexico official to seek review of DOE, Aiken Standard, Jan 6, 2022

Media - 2021
 • Aiken Standard’s top 10 local stories of 2021 — No. 4: Pits, and a pivotal year for SRS, Aiken Standard, Dec 27, 2021
 • A ‘hiring campaign’ is needed for SRS pit production. An aging workforce complicates things., Aiken Standard, Dec 10, 2021
 • Biden nominee for Joint Chiefs backs plutonium pit production, broader nuke upgrades, Aiken Standard, Dec 9, 2021
 • Unforeseen disruptions to Los Alamos pit production would jeopardize new warhead, warns NNSA boss, Aiken Standard, Sep 18, 2021
     – Letter from NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby to Congresswoman Liz Cheney, Aug 25, 2021
 • Column: How deep a ‘pit’ will the new administration dig at Los Alamos before stopping?, Greg Mello, Aiken Standard, Sep 16, 2021
 • A committee kerfuffle over plutonium pits foreshadows bigger battles, Aiken Standard, Sep 11, 2021
 • Lawmakers set for battle over next-gen nuclear missile, Defense News, Sep 9, 2021
 • Pit Debate in 18-Month ‘Tactical Pause,’ House Armed Services Chair Says, Exchange Monitor, Sep 1, 2021
 • Rep. Adam Smith doesn’t trust the Savannah River Site, Aiken Standard, Aug 31, 2021
 • MOX failed. But plutonium pit production is different, argues NNSA exec, Aiken Standard, Aug 21, 2021
 • Los Alamos can meet its pit production milestones, officials believe. SRS can’t, Aiken Standard, Aug 5, 2021
 • Feds greenlight plutonium pit factory at Savannah River Site, Aiken Standard, Jun 28, 2021
 • Rep. Wilson, others urge Biden to invest in nuke modernization and pit production, Aiken Standard, Mar 25, 2021
 • Ongoing ‘review’ forces Pentagon official to pull out of SC pit production briefing, Aiken Standard, Mar 17, 2021
 • Design plans for pit production, MOX conversion submitted to Energy Department, Aiken Standard, Mar 8, 2021
 • April Showers May Bring Pit Factory Milestones at LANL, SRS, Exchange Monitor, Feb 16, 2021

Media - 2020
 • ‘Highly skeptical’: House Armed Services chairman concerned about SRS pit production, Aiken Standard, Dec 15, 2020
 • Is jobs-rich nuclear plant in jeopardy? Biden expected to re-examine SC factory, The State, Nov 27, 2020
 • Pit production at Savannah River Site inches closer with new NNSA verdict, Aiken Standard, Nov 5, 2020
 • A future ‘very bright’: Savannah River Site’s defense portfolio expected to expand, Aiken Standard, Oct 24, 2020
 • Savannah River Pit Set to Gel Design in April in Formal Sign Off by DOE DepSec, Exchange Monitor, Oct 23, 2020
 • NNSA Plans to Review Dilute and Disposal Plan for SRS Material, Exchange Monitor, Oct 23, 2020
 • Billions of dollars expected to be spent on pit production at Savannah River, Los Alamos, Aiken Standard, Sep 25, 2020
 • NNSA Releases Environmental Impact Statement For Plutonium Pit Production At Savannah River Site, Los Alamos Reporter, Sep 25, 2020
 • Rep. Wilson remains confident about SRS pit production, but sidesteps friendly bet, Aiken Standard, Aug 18, 2020
 • SRS pit production provision in key defense bill deemed problematic by White House, Aiken Standard, Jul 21, 2020
 • NNSA leader visits Savannah River Site, celebrates workforce and anniversaries, Aiken Standard, Jul 10, 2020
 • House Armed Services chairman casts serious doubt on pit production at SRS, Aiken Standard, Jul 1, 2020
 • Savannah River Site begins transition back to normal operations amid coronavirus crisis, Aiken Standard, May 27, 2020
 • 19 total coronavirus cases confirmed at Savannah River Site, Aiken Standard, May 27, 2020
 • SRS plutonium project prep paused for 14 days after coronavirus concerns, Aiken Standard, May 14, 2020
 • Study: Savannah River pit hub could meet national demand for nuclear weapon cores, Aiken Standard, Apr 8, 2020
 • LANL Pit Plant Would Generate Much Less Transuranic Waste Than Savannah River Site, NNSA Estimates, Exchange Monitor, Mar 12, 2020
 • LANL, Savannah River Site Activists petition for environmental review of New Mexico, South Carolina labs, Santa Fe New Mexican, Mar 10, 2020
 • Federal judge dismisses MOX, plutonium lawsuit S.C. filed two years ago, Aiken Standard, Mar 2, 2020
 • Pit production at Los Alamos offers influential 'template' for Savannah River Site, Aiken Standard, Feb 15, 2020
 • Wilson, Graham, Scott pressed Trump for more nuclear funding, letters show, Aiken Standard, Feb 13, 2020
 • Savannah River Pit Plant Design to be Finished by End of June, Defense Daily, Feb 12, 2020
 • Reps. Smith, Wilson and NNSA boss visit Savannah River Site weapon hubs, Aiken Standard, Jan 21, 2020

Media - 2019 & prior
 • Lethal Legacy, The US wants to bury SC’s plutonium stockpile forever. Its new home isn’t sure it wants it, part three, The Post and Courier, Nov 23, 2019
 • MOX contractor, NNSA reach widespread $186M settlement, Aiken Standard, Nov 19, 2019
 • Lethal Legacy How the US government wasted $8 billion and stranded tons of plutonium in South Carolina, part two, The Post and Courier, Sep 29, 2019
 • Rep. Joe Wilson 'assured' pit production requirement can be satisfied, Aiken Standard, Sep 27, 2019
 • Sandia lab, Fluor, others involved with early pit work, SRNS mission director says, Aiken Standard, Sep 25, 2019
 • SRNS official touts ‘pit’ production, Augusta Chronicle, Sep 24, 2019
 • Going 'gangbusters': SRNS chief says plutonium work harkens back to Cold War era, Aiken Standard, Aug 28, 2019
 • NNSA hosts Nuclear Weapons Council at Savannah River Site, Los Alamos National Laboratory, EIN newsdesk, Aug 23, 2019
 • Nuclear Weapons Council briefed on plutonium pits, tritium during SRS, LANL meetings, Aiken Standard, Aug 22, 2019
 • Nuclear Weapons Council Tours DOE’s Savannah River, Los Alamos Facilities, ExecutiveGov, Aug 22, 2019
 • Lethal legacy: Why SC is likely stuck with a stockpile of the nation’s most dangerous nuclear materials, part one, The Post and Courier, Jul 6, 2019
 • SC officials seeking $200M judgement against feds for failing to remove plutonium, Aiken Standard, Jun 28, 2019
 • Government recipe for atomic bomb? Ingredients made in South Carolina, The State, Jun 28, 2019
 • Opinions of SRS plutonium pit production clash at North Augusta public forum, Aiken Standard, Jun 28, 2019
 • NNSA collects comments on plutonium pit proposal at SRS, The Augusta Chronicle, Jun 27, 2019
 • NNSA draft assessment details MOX transition, proposed SRS plutonium pit mission, Aiken Standard, Jun 27, 2019
 • S.C. governor, NNSA chief discuss pit production, plutonium removal at Wednesday meeting, Aiken Standard, Jun 20, 2019
 • NNSA announces $5M boost to Savannah River Site workforce, education program, Aiken Standard, Jun 18, 2019
 • Department of Energy grant to develop area’s nuclear workforce, Augusta Chronicle, Jun 17, 2019
 • SRNS hires 900-plus new employees; hundreds more expected in next two years, Aiken Standard, Apr 30, 2019
 • Deputy secretary of energy visits SRS, USC Aiken, Plant Vogtle this week, Aiken Standard, Apr 17, 2019
 • Feds stand by splitting ‘pit’ production between LANL, S.C., Albuquerque Journal, Apr 17, 2019
 • Report: NNSA plan to build nuclear components at Los Alamos, Savannah River ‘potentially achievable’, Santa Fe New Mexican, Apr 17, 2019
 • Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette expected to visit SRS on Wednesday, Aiken Standard, Apr 16, 2019
 •  'You're making this up as you go': Sen. Lindsey Graham rails DOE, NNSA during hearing, Aiken Standard, Apr 4, 2019
 • NNSA chief: Pitching plutonium pit production for SRS, SC was not a 'payoff', Aiken Standard, Apr 2, 2019
 • Energy Department, S.C. working to schedule settlement sit-down for plutonium lawsuit, Aiken Standard, Mar 27, 2019
 • NNSA Seeks $410M For South Carolina Pit Plant in FY20, Exchange Monitor, Mar 26, 2019
 • Energy Secretary Rick Perry talks SRS, pit production following Plant Vogtle event, Aiken Standard, Mar 22, 2019
 • U.S. Rep. Rick Allen 'absolutely' backs MOX rework for pit production mission, Aiken Standard, Mar 21, 2019
 • Local Officials All-In on Pit Mission for Former MOX Plant, Exchange Monitor, Mar 20, 2019
 • Aiken County Council again announces support of pit production mission at SRS, Aiken Standard, Mar 20, 2019
 • Aiken County resolution supports efforts to create plutonium pit facility at SRS, The Augusta Chronicle, Mar 20, 2019
 • Trump's 2020 budget request highlights MOX, pit production, plutonium removal and more, Aiken Standard, Mar 11, 2019
 • NNSA chief discusses MOX pitfalls during Energy Department advisory meeting, Aiken Standard, Mar 5, 2019
 • More jobs in Aiken County: SRS ramping up plutonium production, WRDW-TV, Mar 2, 2019
 • STRATCOM leader: NNSA plutonium pit production mission of 'highest' importance, Aiken Standard, Feb 28, 2019
 • SRS long-term focus is defense, NNSA official says, The Augusta Chronicle, Feb 20, 2019
 • Savannah River Ramps Up Non-MOX Plutonium Downblending, Exchange Monitor, Feb 20, 2019
 • SRS plutonium shipments to Nevada are complete, NNSA general counsel declares, Aiken Standard, Feb 17, 2019
 • Aiken-area officials commend SRS status, future at Nuclear Deterrence Summit, Aiken Standard, Feb 13, 2019
 • NNSA executive: Repurposing MOX for pit production is a 'major' nuclear venture, Aiken Standard, Feb 13, 2019
 • Plutonium pit production could be coming to SRS, some still skeptical, WRDW.com, Feb 12, 2019
 • NRC sends notice to end MOX construction, The Augusta Chronicle, Feb 11, 2019
 • Federal nuclear regulators approve termination of MOX construction license, Aiken Standard, Feb 11, 2019
 • SRNS given millions for pit production, MOX transition work, nuclear agency says, Aiken Standard, Feb 8, 2019
 • SRNS tasked with initial work for 'Savannah River Pit Production Plant,' official says, Aiken Standard, Jan 11, 2019

2018
 •  U.S. Sen. Tim Scott 'skeptical' [that NNSA will follow through] to bring pit production to SRS, Aiken Standard, Nov 30, 2018
 • Pit mission at SRS will hopefully begin soon, NNSA official says, Aiken Standard, Aug 31, 2018