Retired Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) employee, Donna Hasty, is the recipient of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator’s Gold Medal of Excellence, the highest honorary award granted by the NNSA. Hasty also received the Defense Programs Award of Excellence.

NNSA Assistant Deputy Administrator of Stockpile Management John D. Evans presented the Administrator’s Gold Medal Award to Hasty in recognition of her “37 years of distinguished service, leadership and expertise,” which have been critical to optimizing resources and sustaining the Nation’s nuclear deterrent. Commenting on Hasty’s service, Evans said, “Donna’s notable accomplishments and exceptional contributions over the years have proven vital to the success of the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE). Her tireless and exemplary service reflects great credit upon herself, the Office of Stockpile Production Integration and the NNSA.”

NNSA Deputy Assistant Deputy Administrator of Stockpile Management Joe Gazda presented Hasty with the Defense Programs Award of Excellence in recognition of her service to NNSA, the Office of Defense Programs and SRS. In expressing his appreciation and respect for Hasty’s decades of service, Gazda said, “Donna has directly contributed to the safety, security and reliability of the Nation’s strategic nuclear deterrent.” Hasty began her career at SRS in 1985, working in diverse roles supporting NNSA missions, the most recent of which is Stockpile Management Programs Manager.

She spent most of her career working in the Savannah River Tritium Enterprise (SRTE), where she held roles to include Quality Assurance Manager, Tritium Engineering Manager, Materials Testing Facility Manager, and the Tritium Extraction Program Manager, where she oversaw initial operations of the Tritium Extraction Facility. SRTE processes and supplies the radioactive form of hydrogen necessary for the nation’s nuclear deterrent. J.C. Epting, SRNS Senior Vice President – NNSA Operations and Programs, praised Hasty for her consistent d