DOE scorecard lauds SRNS role in transition; lab contractor wins high marks

In its latest fee scorecard, Fluor-led Savannah River Nuclear Solutions was credited with easing the Savannah River Site’s ownership transition to the National Nuclear Security Administration during fiscal 2024.

Separately, the management contractor for Savannah River National Laboratory drew high marks on its fiscal 2024, fee scorecard released this week.

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS), longtime management and operations contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) earned 92% of its subjective fee and 95% of its overall fee, according to the scorecard released this week by the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management, the site’s outgoing landlord. 

SRNS worked closely with incoming landlord National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Office of Environmental Management “around financial actions required before, during, and after the transition,” on Oct. 1, 2024, the cleanup office said in the scorecard.

SRNS earned $33.4 million out of a potential $35 million in fee during fiscal 2024. It was another strong performance for SRNS which won 96% of its available fee in fiscal 2023.

The SRNS fee scorecard document also lauded the response of SRNS crews to storms that damaged the 310-square mile site, such as Hurricane Helene. “Their response time to power outages, downed trees, etc. was swift and helped reduce impact to scheduled work and personnel traveling to and from the site.”

Also at the site, Battelle Savannah River Alliance was also graded as excellent for its management of Savannah River National Laboratory, winning 94% of its overall fee, $5.7 million out of a potential $6 million, according to its fiscal 2024 scorecard. The lab, known widely but not solely for developing technology for nuclear weapons cleanup, is set for a leadership change after New Year’s.