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AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) – The American Chemical Society has designated the Savannah River site as its last historical monument in chemicals.
The laboratory is known for its research and production of plutonium 238.
"It's something we're proud of," said Vahid Majidi. "This is a consequence of our ability to work with plutonium 238, one of our product lines for several decades."
More than four decades later, ACS recognizes the role played by BSS in the production, separation and supply of plutonium 238.
This is a material used to propel the spacecraft of NASA.
"The work that some people have been doing all their career here on plutonium 238 has made missions impossible, which people thought impossible," said Budney. "For years, they did this job and could not tell anyone what they were doing.Now we get this recognition so that they can say we did it."
Majidi says that plutonium 238 acts as nuclear batteries that have sent some satellites into outer space.
"When you have a spacecraft moving away from the sun and there is not enough light to activate these panels, plutonium 238 generates what you need for electricity and communications," Majidi said.
The laboratory director told NewsChannel reporter 6, Devin Johnson, that Plutonium-238 was produced only in the river region. The only other place where you can find the material is in Russia.
Majidi says the award-winning laboratory as a historical monument comes from many years of hard work.
"It's a combination of all this work," said Majidi. "We are on the shoulder of giants, all this work has been done in the past, we benefit from it."
The designation of the Savannah River site as the newest national historic chemical landmark is the first landmark of the recognized American Chemical Society in South Carolina.
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