Natura Resources

Abilene, Texas – October 06, 2026 -- Natura Resources has appointed Christopher Abundis as executive vice president and chief financial officer as the molten salt reactor developer advances commercialization of its technology.

Abundis previously helped guide SilverBow Resources through a $2.1 billion sale

Abundis joins from SilverBow Resources, where he served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and general counsel. He played a key role in SilverBow's sale to KKR and Crescent Energy, a transaction valued at approximately $2.1 billion, and helped lead the company's New York Stock Exchange listing. Over his 20-year career, he participated in debt and equity financings totaling billions of dollars.

Abilene, Texas – September 21, 2026 -- Natura Resources LLC has taken delivery of FLiBE salt from the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, transferred via Idaho National Laboratory, securing a critical input for its Molten Salt Demonstration Reactor, the MSR-1, under construction at Abilene Christian University.

The shipment arrived Friday, Sept. 18, closing a supply-chain gap for one of the most specialized materials required in molten salt reactor operation.

DOE selects Natura through competitive 2025 solicitation

Natura won the salt allocation through a competitive DOE process facilitated by Idaho National Laboratory and issued in August 2025. The material contains 99.99% enriched lithium-7, a purity level that minimizes tritium generation during reactor operation.