Savannah River Site

The Savannah River Site is a nuclear materials processing center in the US state of South Carolina, located on land adjacent to the Savannah River near Augusta, Georgia. It is operated by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Related Topics:
US - South Carolina - Savannah River - Augusta, Georgia - U.S. Department of Energy

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The site was built during the 1950s to refine nuclear materials for deployment in nuclear weapons.

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1950s - Nuclear weapons

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U.S. Highway 278 runs through the site, but access is controlled.

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Currently none of the reactors on-site are operating (see list of nuclear reactors). The site is engaged mainly in clean-up activities related to work done in the past making nuclear weapons. Future plans for the site cover a wide range or options, including host to research reactors, a reactor park for power generation and hydrogen gas manufacture, a "Modern Pit Facility" to build triggers for the next generation of US nuclear weapons, including tactical field weapons ("mini-nukes"). DOE and its corporate partners are watchdogged by a loose combination of local, regional and national groups.

Related Topics:
List of nuclear reactors - Hydrogen gas

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