Cleanup & Remediation

Concerns Grow over Savannah River Operations and Engineering Issues

By Photo of Kenny Fletcher

Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
5/23/2014
Concerns over numerous recent operations and engineering issues at the Savannah River Site are growing in both the Department of Energy and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. The Department of Energy’s Savannah…

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