SRS security contractor mismanaged weapons stockpile

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).WHAT AUDITORS FOUNDThe OIG audit, conducted August 2025 through July 2026, reviewed property records from October