Aiken, SC., Nov. 12, 2020 – Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) manager, Dr. Steve Xiao has been named the 2020 recipient of the Donald Orth Lifetime Achievement Award for being a leader and expert on hydrogen isotope separation technologies. The Orth Award is the highest honor given by the laboratory for technical excellence and leadership….
AIKEN, S.C., November 9, 2020 – Savannah River National Laboratory’s (SRNL) Dr. Paul Cloessner has been named the 2020 recipient of the Fred C. Davison Distinguished Scientist Award. Presented annually by Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness (CNTA), the award named after the scientist who was president of the University of Georgia for 19 years and…
AIKEN, S.C. (Sept. 15, 2020) – Two SRNL proposals totaling $3.8M were selected in a competitive process by the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for the development of transformational technology that will enable a sustainable fuel cycle for commercial fusion reactors. Creating a viable fuel cycle for fusion is an unprecedented challenge,…
Aiken, SC. (September 2020) – Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) has appointed Dr. Hanno zur Loye of the University of South Carolina to a joint appointment position to strengthen collaboration and exploration in the fields of radiochemistry and materials science. “We are thrilled to have Dr. zur Loye join the lab,” said Dr. Vahid Majidi,…
AIKEN, S.C. and GRAND RAPIDS, MI. (Sept. 1, 2020) –The U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) has executed an exclusive license on its patented Stepped Integral Liner Drum Assembly (SILDA) to Paragon D&E (Paragon). The SILDA 9979/9981 container has an external outer package that holds a 30-gallon payload volume. This, along with…
AIKEN, S.C. (Aug. 4, 2020) – A Knowledge Transfer Program kicking off in August will help to ensure that both the Savannah River Site (SRS) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are prepared to carry out their parts of the proposed mission – supplying the required number of plutonium “pits” to support the Nation’s nuclear…
AIKEN, S.C. (Mar. 02, 2020) Savannah River National Laboratory’s (SRNL) Michael J. Brisson has beenelected to the Board of Directors of ASTM International, a global organization that develops and publishes consensus technical standards for a wide range of products and services. The 25-member Board of Directors of the U.S.-based not-for-profit organization is responsible for the…
AIKEN, S.C. (Feb. 5, 2020) In December 2019, the Savannah River National Laboratory achieved more than 5 million hours of operations without a lost work day, marking just shy of three years without a workplace injury or illness causing an employee to miss work. “I am proud to work with a group of professionals who…
AIKEN, S.C. (Jan. 8, 2020) – A little over a month ago, former U.S. Secretary of Energy, Rick Perry, recognized the achievements of teams and individuals across the department, including three Savannah River National Laboratory employees, Douglas Lowry, Craig Anderson and Anita Poore. The awards were presented at the Secretary’s Honor Awards Ceremony on November…