Cleanup crews continued shrinking the legacy footprint on the 300-square-mile Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken, South Carolina, when they recently removed a water tower that had become a safety hazard after it was taken out of service years ago.
The safe and successful demolition of the tower joins more than 4,240 projects the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) has completed on, or ahead, of schedule at SRS since 1993. To date, crews have demolished over 317 buildings — covering more than 2.5 million square feet — significantly reducing the site's legacy footprint while eliminating expensive maintenance costs.“The work performed by
