The Savannah River Site, a 310-square-mile-site in Aiken, South Carolina, focused on the production of plutonium and tritium for use in the manufacture of nuclear weapons from its inception in the early 1950s until the end of the Cold War. In 1992, the focus at SRS turned to environmental cleanup, nuclear materials management, and research and development activities.
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Field Manager
Michael D. Budney was appointed Manager of the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in February 2018. As DOE-SR Manager, Mr. Budney leads a workforce of about 11,000 government and contractor personnel to perform the Office of Environmental Management’s important missions that include nuclear material storage and disposition, tank waste cleanup and management of Savannah River National Laboratory, EM’s corporate lab.
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High-Level Budget Information
FY22 Enacted (In the millions) | FY23 Request (In the millions) | FY23 Enacted (In the millions) | FY24 Request (in the millions) | FY24 Enacted (in the millions) | FY25 Requested (in the millions) |
$1,757 | $1,724 | $1,808 | $1,739 | $1,812 | $1,617 |
For more information on the Office of Environmental Management's budget process and performance check out the Budget & Performance page.