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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Return of the HB Line at SRS
The Department of Energy is bringing the HB Line facility at the Savannah River Site back on line to recycle surplus plutonium and produce uranium-plutonium mixed oxide (MOX) fuel for advanced reactors.
Restarting the facility will be a multiyear process and will yield opportunities for increased domestic production of isotopes with scientific and commercial value. The DOE said that once operational, the HB Line will accelerate the Office of Environmental Management’s plutonium disposition mission by 10 to 13 years while reducing the existing cost.
Across the world, nuclear power production stands at the threshold of a new era driven by rapid industrial expansion, electrification, and the growth of data centers. Nuclear energy offers scalable, 24/7, and domestically controlled energy source industry, manufacturing, and national security. However, there is a significant gap between need and deployment. Accelerating the development, qualification, and deployment of advanced next generation nuclear fuels and materials is essential for the deployment of advanced nuclear to dramatically shorten the timeline for fuel innovation and qualification. This embedded topical meeting is focused on the materials and nuclear fuels research efforts that will enable the increased deployment of nuclear reactors to meet the energy imperative of quadrupling the generation of nuclear power in the United States by 2050.
General Chair:
Simon M. Pimblott (Idaho National Laboratory)
Program Chair:
Jake Quincey (Kairos Power)
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