Cutting-Edge Savannah River Site Project Avoids Millions in Costs, Removes Chemical Solvents from Underground Project avoided costs totaling more than $15 million, removed tons of chemical solvents from beneath the Savannah River Site

by em-hq@em.doe.gov (DOE Environmental Management)
AIKEN, S.C. – Workers recently completed a multiyear project that removed more than 33,000 gallons of non-radioactive chemical solvents from beneath a portion of the Savannah River Site (SRS), preventing those pollutants from entering the local water table and helping the site avoid costs of more than $15 million. “This accomplishment highlights our success in developing and deploying innovative, cost-effective technology solutions to cleanup challenges," DOE-Savannah River Operations Office Manager Dr. David Moody said. "This is the type of innovative solution we think can prove valuable to other federal agencies and private industry.”