The purpose of the Governor's Nuclear Advisory Council (GNAC) is to advise the Governor on issues pertaining to nuclear activities in South Carolina and other duties that may be requested by the Governor.
Members of the Governor's Nuclear Advisory Council
Below is a listing of GNAC meetings for a given year as well as available resources related to each meeting including agendas, minutes, comments and audio/video. All meetings are open to the public.
VC Summer Resolution of Support
2025 Meetings
March Meeting Information
- Date: March 31, 2025
- Time: 1-4 p.m.
- Location: Gressette Building Room 105, Columbia, SC
- Agenda
- Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
- Savannah River Mission Completion
- Westinghouse
- V.C. Summer Nuclear Station Project
- X-energy HTGR Presentation
This meeting was aired live on ETV. Access to the archives can be found here.
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2021-2024 Meetings
2024 Meetings
October Meeting Information
- Date: October 15, 2024
- Time: 1-4 p.m.
- Location: Blatt Building, Room 521
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Santee Cooper VC Summer Site Visit
- NNSA - DOE- Savannah River Update
- Savannah River Solutions Update
- BWXT Presentation
- SRMC Update
- Metatomic Presentation
- UofSC Research Presentation
This meeting aired live on South Carolina ETV. Access to the archives can be found here.
April Meeting Information
- Date: April 29, 2024
- Time: 1-4 p.m.
- Location: Gressette Building Room 105, Columbia, SC
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Savannah River Update
- Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Update
- Westinghouse
- Los Alamos Study Group
- Research for E4 Carolinas
- Aaron Horwood
This meeting aired live on South Carolina ETV. Access to the archives can be found here.
2023 Meetings
October Meeting Information
- Date: October 26, 2023
- Time: 1 -- 4 p.m.
- Location: Winthrop University, DiGiorgio Campus Center, Evans Room
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Dominion Energy Presentation
- Duke Energy Presentation
- Savannah River Mission Completion Presentation
- Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Presentation
- Southern Company Presentation
- Video 1
- Video 2
April Meeting Information- Date: April 12, 2023
- Time: 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Location: The Citadel, Holiday Alumni Center, Scarborough Multimedia Room
- Agenda
- Savannah River Mission Completion Presentation
- Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Presentation
- South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff Presentation
- Video 1
- Video 2
2022 MeetingsOctober Meeting Information
- Date: October 24, 2022
- Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
- Location: Gressette Building, room 105
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Savannah River Site
- Presentation: NNSA
- Presentation: SRNS
- Presentation: SRNL
- Handout: Nuclear and Radiological Countermeasures Unit
- Handout: FBI's WMD Coordinator Overview
- Presentation: Westinghouse
This meeting was aired live on ETV. Access to the archives can be found here.
April Meeting Information
- Date: April 11, 2022
- Time: 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
- Location: Savannah River Site, Applied Research Center, 301 Gateway Drive, Aiken, SC 29803
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: SRNL Overview Presentation: Overview of NNSA Mission at the SRS
- Presentation: SRNS Update
- Presentation: A New Day at Savannah River Presentation: Nuclear Power Overview
- Presentation: Breaking The Spent Nuclear Fuel Impasse
- Presentation: Power Grid Presentation
- Audio: Part 1
- Audio: Part 2
- Audio: Part 3
- Audio: Part 4
- Audio: Part 5
- Audio: Part 6
- Audio: Part 7
2021 MeetingsOctober Meeting Information
- Date: October 18, 2021
- Location: Gressette Building Room 105, Columbia, SC
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Duke Energy
- Presentation: NNSA
- Presentation: Savannah River National Laboratory
- Presentation: Westinghouse
This meeting was aired live on ETV. Access to the archives can be found here.
March Meeting Information
- Date: March 15, 2021
- Time: 2 - 4:30 p.m.
- Location: Gressette Building Room 105, Columbia SC
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Presentation: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
This meeting was aired live on ETV. Access to the archives can be found here.
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2016-2021 Meetings
2020 Meetings
October Meeting Information
- Date: October 16, 2020
- Time: 1 - 4 p.m.
- Location: Gressette Building, Room 105, Columbia SC
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Modular Cesium Removal Technology Tank Side Cesium Removal
- Presentation: NNSA Savannah River Field Office Updates
- Presentation: SRNS Updates
This meeting was aired live on ETV. Access to the archives can be found here.
April Meeting Information
In order to support the State's efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus and implement social distancing, the April 2 meeting has been canceled. Rescheduling will occur as soon as possible.
2019 Meetings
November Meeting Information
- Date: November 14, 2019
- Time: 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Location: Conference Call
- Agenda: Special Session - Conference Call
- Audio Part 1
- Audio Part 2
- Audio Part 3
- Audio Part 4
- Audio Part 5
- Audio Part 6
- Audio Part 7
- Audio Part 8
- Audio Part 9
- Audio Part 10
- Audio Part 11
October Meeting Information- Date: October 17, 2019
- Time: 1 - 4 p.m.
- Location: The University of South Carolina - location TBD
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: DHEC Update
- Presentation: Duke Energy
- Presentation: NNSA Overview
- Presentation: Nuclear Engineering Education and Research at USC
- Presentation: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Update
- Presentation: SRS Update
- Presentation: Westinghouse Fuels
April Meeting Information- Date: April 25, 2019
- Time: 2 - 4 p.m.
- Location: Gressette Building, Room 209, Columbia SC
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: DHEC Update
- Presentation: Westinghouse Update
- Presentation: H Canyon Graphics
- Presentation: NNSA Overview
- Presentation: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Update
- Presentation: Barnwell Update
- Handout: Savannah River Site (SRS) H-Canyon
- Extended Care Fund (Excel file)
2018 MeetingsOctober Meeting Information
- Date: October 15, 2018
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: MOX Litigation Update
- Presentation: Westinghouse Update
- Presentation: GNAC Annual Report
May Meeting Information- Date: May 21, 2018
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: NAC Transmittal Letter
- Presentation: Duke Update
- Handout: EPA Letter
- Presentation: Rick Lee Presentation
- Presentation: SRS Remediation Update
- Presentation: SRS Watch
- Handout: Newspaper report
- Handout: DOE Letter
- Presentation: Major MOX Project Issues
- Handout: MOX Facility Review Report
- Handout: Plutonium Production Mission
- Handout: Secretary of Energy Letter
- Handout: Under Secretary of Defense Letter
- Handout: Weapons Complex Morning Briefing
January Meeting Information- Date: January 29, 2018
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Westinghouse Update
- Presentation: Update on the German Graphite Fuel Project
2017 MeetingsOctober Meeting Information
- Date: October 12, 2017
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: MOX Commitment to a Safer, More Secure Tomorrow!
- Presentation: Savannah River Site Liquid Waste Project in Review
- Presentation: EM Disposition/Blending of Enriched Uranium through H-Canyon
- Presentation: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF)
- Presentation: German Graphite Pebble Bed Spend Nuclear Fuel
July Meeting Information- Date: July 13, 2017
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Update
April Meeting Information- Date: April 13, 2017
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Barnwell Complex
- Presentation: DHEC Environmental Update: Barnwell LLRW Disposal Facility
- Presentation: DHEC Radioactive Waste Management Program Overview
- Presentation: DWPF and Liquid Waste Update
- Presentation: Salt Waste Processing Facility Update Presentation
- Presentation: WIPP Update
January Meeting Information- Date: January 12, 2017
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Savannah River Site Update
- Presentation: Savannah River National Laboratory Underpinning Critical National Missions
- Presentation: Savannah River Site Community Resue Organization
2016 MeetingsOctober Meeting Information
- Date: October 13, 2016
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Barnwell Extended Care Update
- Presentation: Pu Blend Down at Savannah River Site
- Presentation: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
- Presentation: Westinghouse Scrubber Event Recovery Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility
July Meeting Information- Date: July 14, 2016
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: DHEC Update
- Presentation: Duke Energy Nuclear Update
- Presentation: FY Budget 2016
- Presentation: FY WIPP Status
- Presentation: Salt Disposal Unit 6 Update
- Presentation: SCE&G Nuclear Update
- Presentation: SREL WAND Collaboration
- Presentation: Savannah River Remediation Update
April Meeting Information- Date: April 14, 2016
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Update on Barnwell LLW Disposal Facility
- Presentation: DHEC Chem-Nuclear Annual Update
- Presentation: National Nuclear Security Administration Savannah River Site
- Presentation: Savannah River Remediation Update
- Presentation: Update on SRS and FY 2017 Budget
- Presentation: Westinghouse Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility April 2016 Update
January Meeting Information- Date: January 14, 2016
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Comments
- Presentation: K–12 Nuclear Education Initiatives—SRS Community Reuse Organization
- Presentation: K–12 Nuclear Education Initiatives—CNTA
- Presentation: SC DHEC Update
- Presentation: Completed Consultation—NRC Tank Farm Activities
- Presentation: SRNS Updates and Challenges
- Presentation: DWPF Savannah River Remediation Update
- Presentation: German Fuel Processing Update
- Presentation: SRS 2016 Budget Update
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2011-2015 Meetings
2015 Meetings
Canceled—October Meeting Information
- Date: October 8, 2015
- Agenda
July Meeting Information- Date: July 9, 2015
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Duke Energy Nuclear Programs
- Presentation: South Carolina Department of Environmental Control Update
- Presentation: Plutonium Disposition: Status of Options Studies
April Meeting Information- Date: April 9, 2015
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Comments
- Audio Part 1
- Audio Part 2
- Audio Part 3
- Audio Part 4
- Audio Part 5
- Presentation: Savannah River National Lab Update
- Presentation: SCE&G Nuclear Update
- Presentation: SC DHEC Update on the Savannah River Site
- Presentation: SWPF Project Status and Path Forward
- Presentation: Status of SRR Preparations for SWPF Start
January Meeting Information- Date: January 8, 2015
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Comments
- Audio Part 1
- Audio Part 2
- Audio Part 3
- Audio Part 4
- Audio Part 5
- Presentation: EPA's Role in the Site Remediation & Cleanup Program at SRS
- Presentation: SCDHEC Annual Update of Chem-Nuclear/Barnwell Low Level Waste Disposal Site
- Presentation: SCDHEC Update on Progress at the Savannah River Site
- Presentation: Savannah River Site FY15 Budget Update
- Presentation: SNF Processing at H-Canyon and the H-Canyon Roadmap
- Presentation: SRS L-Basin Used Nuclear Fuel Program Update
2014 MeetingsOctober Meeting Information
- Date: October 9, 2014
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Annual Update
- Presentation: Current Status of NRC Responsibilities at SRS under the 2005 NDA
- Presentation: DHEC Update for Savannah River Site
- Presentation: Increasing the SRS Safety Culture
- Presentation: SRS Tank Crawler & the Leak Monitoring System
- Presentation: Savannah River Site FY15 Budget Update
July Meeting Information- Date: July 10, 2014
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Comments
- Audio Part 1
- Audio Part 2
- Audio Part 3
- Audio Part 4
- Audio Part 5
- Audio Part 6
- Audio Part 7
- Audio Part 8
- Presentation: Duke Nuclear Programs Update
- Presentation: DHEC Update for Savannah River Site
- Presentation: Potential Acceptance & Disposition of German Pebble Bed HEU Environmental Assessment
- Presentation: Savannah River Site Updates (all)
April Meeting Information- Date: April 10, 2014
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Comments
- Audio Part 1
- Audio Part 2
- Audio Part 3
- Audio Part 4
- Audio Part 5
- Presentation: SCE&G Nuclear Update
- Presentation: Aiken Technical College Nuclear Programs
- Presentation: Midlands Technical College Nuclear Programs
- Presentation: University of SC Nuclear Engineering Programs
- Presentation: DHEC Update for Savannah River Site
- Presentation: Savannah River Site FY15 Budget Overview
- Presentation: Canadian HEU Liquid to SRS
January Meeting Information- Date: January 9, 2014
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Comments
- Audio Part 1
- Audio Part 2
- Audio Part 3
- Audio Part 4
- Audio Part 5
- Audio Part 6
- Audio Part 7
- Presentation: Barnwell/Energy Solutions Update
- Presentation: DHEC Update on Barnwell/Energy Solutions
- Presentation: DHEC Update on Savannah River Site
- Presentation: Nuclear Regulatory Commission-Fire Safety Update
- Presentation: SRS Budget Update
- Presentation: Savannah River National Laboratory Update
2013 MeetingsOctober Meeting Information
- Date: October 10, 2013
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Comments
- Presentation: DHEC Update
- Presentation: Duke Energy Programs Update
- Presentation: Westinghouse Plant Overview
June Meeting Information- Date: June 13, 2013
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Comments
- Audio Part 1
- Audio Part 2
- Audio Part 3
- Audio Part 4
- Audio Part 5
- Presentation: NGNP High Temperature Gas Reactor Presentation
- Presentation: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fukushima Lessons Learned Presentations
- Presentation: DOE SRS FY14 Funding Presentation
March Meeting Information- Date: March 14, 2013
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Comments
- Audio Part 1
- Audio Part 2
- Audio Part 3
- Audio Part 4
- Audio Part 5
- Audio Part 6
- Presentation: Arjun Makhijani - Spent Fuel & Reprocessing Myths
- Presentation: SCE&G: V.C. Summer Update
- Presentation: SRS - Sequestration Update
- Presentation: SRS CRO - Community Perspectives on Nuclear Fuel
2012 MeetingsDecember Meeting Information
- Date: December 13, 2012
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: EnergySolutions - Annual Update
- Presentation: DHEC - Annual Update - Barnwell Site
- Presentation: AREVA Federal Services
- Presentation: SRNL - Don't Throw the Baby Out with the Bath Water
- Presentation: Shaw AREVA - MOX Update
September Meeting Information- Date: September 6, 2012
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Duke Energy
- Presentation: SC DHEC
- Presentation: DOE - NNSA - Surplus Pu DSEIS and MOX Update
- Presentation: DOE - Saltstone Monitoring and TER
- Presentation: NRC - Saltstone Monitoring
- Presentation: 235-F and DNFSB Recommendations
- Presentation: F Tank Farm Tank Closure and H Tank Farm Closure Plan Update
June Meeting Information- Date: June 14, 2012
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Atlantic Compact Commission
- Presentation: Westinghouse Fuels
- Presentation: SC DHEC
- Presentation: SRS - Transuranic Waste Update
- Presentation: SRS - Salt Waste Processing Facility Update
- Presentation: SRS - Liquid Waste System Plan
March Meeting Information- Date: March 8, 2012
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: VC Summer Units 2 and 3
- Presentation: NuHub
- Presentation: DHEC Update
- Presentation: SRS - Surplus Plutonium EIS Update
- Presentation: SRS - Nuclear Safety Culture
2011 MeetingsDecember Meeting Information
- Date: December 8, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: DHEC HLRW Update
- Presentation: DHEC LLRW Disposal Facility Update
- Presentation: DOE-SR H Canyon Update
- Presentation: DOE-SR Tank Closure Update
- Presentation: EnergySolutions Barnwell Facility Update
- Presentation: Progress Energy HB Robinson Update
- Presentation: Savannah River Remediation Update
- Presentation: SRNS Reorganization
September Meeting Information- Date: September 8, 2011
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: US NRC - Discussion of Preliminary Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Accident
- Presentation: SCDHEC Update
- Presentation: SCE&G New Nuclear Update
- Presentation: SRS Used Nuclear Fuel Management
- Presentation: Shaping the Business of SRS for Success
- Presentation: Duke Energy Programs Update
June Meeting Information
March Meeting Information- Date: March 10, 2011
- Agenda
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2001-2010 Meetings
2010 Meetings
December Meeting Information
November Meeting Information- Date: November 15, 2010
September Meeting Information
June Meeting Information- Date: June 10, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: SCANA Update
March Meeting Information- Date: March 25, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Progress Energy Nuclear Generations Group
- Presentation: SR Recovery Act Update - March 2010
- Presentation: SCANA Update - March 2010
- Presentation: SRR Project Update
- Presentation: DOE SR Budget Update March 2010
- Presentation: March 2010 Handout
- Presentation: MOX Update - March 2010
2009 MeetingsDecember Meeting Information
- Date: December 10, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Progress Energy Nuclear Generations Group
- Presentation: Savannah River Recovery Act Program
- Presentation: SRR Safety and CONOPS Continuous Improvement
- Presentation: SRS Community Reuse Organization
- Presentation: SRS Safety Performance Perspective
- Presentation: V.C. Summer Nuclear Station - SCANA
- Presentation: Duke Energy Nuclear Programs Update
October Meeting Information- Date: October 9, 2009
- Agenda
September Meeting Information- Date: September 10, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: DOE Biomass Cogeneration Facility
- Presentation: MOX Fuel Facility Progress Overview
- Presentation: Progress Energy Presentation
June Meeting Information- Date: June 11, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: SRS Recovery Act Footprint Reduction Project
- Presentation: Tank Closure Program at SRS
- Presentation: Surplus, Consolidation and Disposition at SRS
- Presentation: Fuel Fabrication Facility Progress Overview
- Presentation: Savannah River National Laboratory Update
- Presentation: SCE&G Nuclear Update
March Meeting Information
2008 MeetingsDecember Meeting Information
September Meeting Information- Date: September 11, 2008
- Minutes
June Meeting Information
March Meeting Information
2007 MeetingsDecember Meeting Information
June Meeting Information
March Meeting Information
2006 MeetingsDecember Meeting Information
September Meeting Information
June Meeting Information
March Meeting Information
2005 MeetingsDecember Meeting Information
September Meeting Information
June Meeting Information
March Meeting Information
2004 MeetingsSeptember Meeting Information
June Meeting Information
March Meeting Information
2003 MeetingsDecember Meeting Information
August Meeting Information- Date: August 27, 2003
- Minutes
February Meeting Information
2002 MeetingsOctober Meeting Information
April Meeting Information- Date: April 25, 2002
- Minutes
January Meeting Information- Date: January 17, 2002
- Minutes
2001 MeetingsOctober Meeting Information
- Date: October 18, 2001
- Minutes
July Meeting Information- Date: July 19, 2001
- Minutes
April Meeting Information- Date: April 26, 2001
- Minutes