Savannah River Mission Completion Team Receives National Honors for Exceptional Research Contributions
- Dara Glass
- Aug 11
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 13
AIKEN, S.C. (August 12, 2025) — Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) team members have been recognized nationally for “papers of note” and “superior” technical papers presented at Waste Management (WM) Symposia held earlier this year.
Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) is the liquid waste contractor at SRS. The annual WM Symposia provides an international forum for discussing solutions to the management and disposition of radioactive waste and decommissioning of nuclear facilities.
Amanda Coleman and Peter Henry, both from the SRMC Flowsheet Development and Facility Integration group, achieved the prestigious “Papers of Note” rating at the WM Symposia 2025 for “The Utility of Waste Tank Historical Reviews in Bulk Waste Removal Operations at the Savannah River Site.” This rating was given to only 24 out of more than 530 papers.
“Papers of Note” recipients have demonstrated their superb knowledge and understanding of their subject and, therefore, deserve this distinguished recognition,” according to Gary Benda, WM deputy managing director and program advisory committee chair.
Coleman’s and Henry’s paper also received the “Superior Paper” award, which recognizes authors and co-authors for distinguished contributions to the advancement of radioactive waste and radioactive material management.
Two other papers authored and co-authored by SRMC employees also achieved “Superior Paper” recognition. Only 93 out of 530 papers received this rating.
SRMC’s Shelby Peterson, from Tank Farm’s Process Engineering Facility Support group, achieved the “Superior Paper” award for her paper on the topic “Evaluating Liquid Waste Transfers and their Impacts to the SRS Tank Farms to Support Operations and Closure.”
SRMC co-authors Joshua Goldblatt, Fred Angel, Joshua Pifer, and Thuy Le also achieved a “Superior Paper” award for their submission, “Creating a Salt Batch: Challenges and Lessons Learned.”
SRMC Chief Operations Officer Mike Borders said SRMC’s mission is moving forward at a remarkable standard, thanks in large part to the invaluable contributions from our highly skilled team.
“We take great pride in Waste Management acknowledging these individuals for their noteworthy influence on the nuclear sector, insights that can be leveraged across other DOE sites across the complex,” said Borders.
SRMC comprises parent company BWX Technologies, Inc. with partners Amentum and Fluor. Its team brings the capabilities necessary to accelerate cleanup at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site through safe nuclear operations, optimized and integrated mission execution, and strong corporate governance.
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