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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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Chief Executive Officer
Standard Nuclear
Kurt Terrani is the CEO of Standard Nuclear, with a career dedicated to the development and manufacturing of advanced nuclear fuels and materials. He spent over a decade at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he served as National Technical Director for the U.S. Department of Energy. Following his tenure in the national laboratory system, he has held executive leadership roles in private-sector technology firms for more than five years. Kurt earned his Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2010.
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