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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.
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Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Natura Resources LLC
Douglass Robison is the Founder and CEO of Natura Resources LLC, located in Abilene, Texas. Throughout his career in the energy sector, Douglass has been at the forefront of leading-edge technologies, in his role at ExL Petroleum, a Permian-based oil and gas exploration and production company, and now as the founder and CEO of Natura Resources. In 2004 he was appointed by former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to serve on the Texas Energy Planning Council and co-chaired the Energy Supply Committee during which time his committee identified the importance of nuclear energy in our energy future. In 2023 Douglass was appointed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to serve on the Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group. Natura Resources is a natural fit for his deep-seated interest in advanced energy technologies.
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