In 2002, DOE sent a draft inventory list and portions of a draft study, to SHPO for review.

DOE-SR proposed that SHPO and SR enter into a PA for all SRS Cold War resources.

Also in 2002, DOE-SR completed the inventory and evaluation of SRS Cold War history and its Cold War era properties. Two major themes were developed:

1. The Sites' Cold War production mission; and
     
   
2. the role within the Atomic Energy Commission's program to develop peaceful uses for atomic energy.

DOE-SR proposed that the SRS Cold War National Register district encompass the SRS's 310 square miles within Aiken, Barnwell, and Allendale counties. SHPO has accepted that district. The SRS historic district recognizes the national, state, and local significance of the Site and the first generation of buildings constructed at the Savannah River Plant.

As part of the inventory and evaluation, DOE-SR provided an inventory of 732 SRS structures to SHPO, for their review.

In early 2003, as a part of accelerated clean up, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was finalized with SHPO to deal with historic structures in D-, M-, and T-Areas. SHPO considers this MOA an interim measure until the PA was completed.

In June 2003, DOE sent a preliminary draft PA to SHPO for review.

On July 8 and July 10, 2003, two public workshops were held on Historic Preservation of Cold War Resources, in Columbia and North Augusta. DOE received fifty-three comments from twenty-one different individuals or organizations. The public comment period closed on July 23, 2003.

In September 2003, as part of the accelerated clean up of 709-F, an amendment to the MOA was approved by SHPO, as an interim measure.

In November 2003, copies of the first full Draft PA and a draft management plan were sent to the Consulting Parties for a 30 day review.

In December 2003, a meeting at the Aiken Federal Building was held, to discuss issues and concerns of the second Draft PA with the Consulting Parties.

In early 2004, the second revised Draft PA was sent to all Consulting Parties, for their review. This Draft incorporated comments from earlier meetings.

In February 2004, as an interim measure for the accelerated clean up of four structures, SHPO signed an MOA to deal with mitigation for 703-A, 708-A, 704-F and 723-F.

In March 2004, the third revised Draft PA was sent to all the Consulting Parties for their signature or concurrence.

In May 2004, DOE-SR met with all the Consulting Parties to finalize the Draft PA.

On June 17, 2004, the PA was completed.

In August 2004, SR completed consolidation and amendment of previous Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs) for historically eligible candidate buildings and allowed for D&D of planned buildings. The packaging of the two previous MOAs and an amendment bridges the time between the signing of the Programmatic Agreement and the Cultural Resources Management Plan (CRMP). The CRMP was completed on December 9, 2004.