AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – The private paramilitary force that guards the Savannah River Site failed to properly track, classify and dispose of thousands of weapons, ammunition, explosives and body armor — creating what federal watchdogs say is a risk to national security and public safety.
That’s the finding of a new audit from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General, report DOE-OIG-27-01, released October 6, 2026, titled “Action Needed to Ensure Centerra-Savannah River Site Appropriately Manages High-Risk Property at the Savannah River Site.”
Centerra-Savannah River Site, a subsidiary of Centerra Group, LLC, provides security services to SRS, the 310-square-mile DOE site near Aiken tasked with “safely producing, securing, and processing nuclear materials in support of national defense and U.S. nuclear nonproliferation efforts,” according to the report (p.1)…