A new panel of experts is being formed to establish a strategy for the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNS) to create technologies for remediation of waste left by U.S. nuclear operations.
Clemson University inked an agreement with the Department of Energy lab this week to establish, manage, and offer administrative assistance to the external review committee of scientists from Clemson, the University of South Carolina, and other entities, according to a Savannah River Site press release issued Wednesday. The panel’s mission will be to help direct the lab’s research, “development and deployment of technologies to clean up the environmental legacy of the nation’s nuclear programs,” the committee charter states.
“As a land-grant university, Clemson is working toward a lot of the same goals as the Savannah River National Laboratory — to make South Carolina and our nation stronger, and to protect the environment for future generations,” Clemson University President James P. Clements said in the release.
Clemson and USN will both sign off on review committee participants. Clemson’s responsibilities will include recruiting scientists for the panel, offering administrative assistance, facilitating meetings, and publishing a yearly report on the committee’s activities.
“One of our most important initial objectives is to begin recruiting some of the best scientists in the area of nuclear engineering and environmental management. With the right team in place, we will start working to create a strategy that brings the best of the SRNL to bear on critical scientific issues facing the country,” Larry Dooley, Clemson interim vice president for research, said in the release.
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