▁Site ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁three ▁new ▁plut on ium ▁facilities ▁for : ▁a ▁MO X ▁fuel ▁fabric ation ; ▁pit ▁dis assembly ▁and ▁conversion ; ▁and ▁plut on ium ▁imm obil ization . ▁W S RC ▁earned ▁the ▁DO E ' s ▁top ▁safety ▁performance ▁honor ▁of ▁Star ▁Status . ▁ ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁ship ments ▁of ▁trans ur an ic ▁waste ▁were ▁contained ▁and ▁sent ▁by ▁tr uck ▁and ▁by ▁rail ▁to ▁the ▁DO E ' s ▁W aste ▁Is olation ▁Pil ot ▁Plant ▁( W IP P ) ▁Project ▁in ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁ship ments ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁D W PF ▁completed ▁production ▁of ▁four ▁million ▁pounds ▁of ▁environment ally ▁acceptable ▁class ified ▁waste . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁F ▁C any on ▁and ▁FB ▁Line ▁facilities ▁completed ▁their ▁last ▁production ▁run . ▁The ▁Sav ann ah ▁River ▁Technology ▁Center ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁using ▁a ▁nuclear ▁power ▁re actor ▁to ▁produce ▁hydro gen ▁from ▁water . ▁Scient ists ▁reported ▁finding ▁a ▁new ▁species ▁of ▁radiation - res istant ▁extrem oph iles ▁inside ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁t anks . ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁K ine oc oc cus ▁radi ot ol er ans . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁West ing house ▁Sav ann ah ▁River ▁Co . ▁completed ▁transfer ring ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁F ▁C any on ’ s ▁radio active ▁material ▁to ▁H ▁T ank ▁Farm . ▁D