Oklo
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Oklo is building a new model for delivering clean power, advanced fuel, and reliable isotopes at scale.
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GREEN LIGHT FOR STARTUP: U.S. Department of Energy has authorized Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test reactor to begin nuclear operations. This startup authorization clears the facility and team to bring in fuel, run startup tests, and proceed toward first criticality under its startup plan. In just over 10 months , Groves completed engineering, construction, commissioning, development of operating programs, personnel training, and DOE readiness across all core requirements. Oklo chose the harder path to build a repeatable deployment model on private land using commercially procured fuel and equipment so future Aurora powerhouses, isotope facilities, and fuel cycle projects can build on proven deployment capabilities instead of starting from scratch. Lessons from Groves are already informing how we build our other capabilities, demonstrating how advanced nuclear can move faster under DOE’s Reactor Pilot Program while keeping safety front and center. Read more ->
Oklo49,382 görüntüleme • 10 gün önce
BIG NEWS: Oklo's Groves isotope test reactor has cleared U.S. Department of Energy's final major safety approval. With the Documented Safety Analysis approved, Groves now enters the final phase before startup, including DOE's readiness review, fuel loading, and criticality in July. Less than a year after breaking ground, Groves is demonstrating that advanced reactors can be built on privately owned land with commercially sourced fuel, equipment, and systems. As the first project to reach this milestone under DOE's Reactor Pilot Program, it provides a blueprint for future commercial deployment. Read more:
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From reactor development to fuel fabrication and isotope production, our projects are taking shape across the country. They're all part of a larger system supporting the growing demands of our energy future. At Oklo we're making real progress and laying the groundwork for a new kind of nuclear tech infrastructure.
Oklo19,673 görüntüleme • 18 gün önce
Oklo’s momentum is changing the paradigm of how we build advanced nuclear in the United States. Our Groves isotope test reactor is the only reactor built on privately owned land using commercially sourced fuel, equipment, and systems to receive Documented Safety Analysis approval under the U.S. Department of Energy Reactor Pilot Program. Oklo CEO Jacob DeWitte spoke with Liz Claman on FOX Business about how this project is establishing a new blueprint for how nuclear can scale in America:
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Oklo × Meta Oklo and Meta have signed an agreement to advance the development of a nuclear energy campus in Pike County, Ohio, designed to scale up to 1.2 gigawatts. The agreement includes a binding prepayment to support fuel procurement, enabling Oklo to advance early project work and secure fuel—adding new, clean, reliable power to the grid without shifting infrastructure costs to existing residents or businesses. The project lays the groundwork for multiple Oklo Aurora powerhouses, thousands of construction and long-term jobs, expansion of Ohio’s clean energy workforce, and long-term investment in local and state energy infrastructure.
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At our Groves site in Lockhart, Texas, Oklo reached substantial completion of our isotope test reactor in just 229 days and is working toward criticality this July, making it one of the fastest-built reactors since the Manhattan Project. Once operational, Groves will support the production of critical isotopes used across medicine, industry, research, and other essential applications. Go inside Groves with CBS Austin:
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As Oklo CEO Jake DeWitte told Matt Miller on Bloomberg News, Oklo is building the ‘full stack’ for advanced nuclear. By investing in the full reactor lifecycle from supply chains to construction to operation, we’re learning how to make advanced nuclear deployment faster, more repeatable, and more scalable. Watch:
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Oklo CEO Jacob DeWitte joined Liz Claman on FOX Business to discuss why nuclear is the clear solution for power in space. Nuclear has powered missions for decades through isotope systems that deliver continuous energy where others can’t. At Oklo, we’re building the systems that support both the present and the future, including our isotope test reactor that will reach criticality by July 4. Full interview:
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At Oklo, our isotope work is personal. Some members of our team have spent decades advancing the technology that shows up in critical moments, from disease diagnosis and cancer care to space exploration. That dedication shows up in how Oklo is built, and shapes how we think about deployment, bringing power, fuel, and isotopes together into a single platform designed to deliver more from nuclear technology. Watch here:
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What keeps a reactor safe? In Oklo’s Aurora powerhouse, safety is built into the physics. Inherent physical responses automatically stabilize the reactor under changing conditions. That means the same forces that drive the operation also stabilize it. These principles were proven 40 years ago in reactors like Experimental Breeder Reactor-II & Fast Flux Test Facility. Now, those same principles are the foundation for Oklo’s fast reactor technology today. Proven in practice, not just theory. Learn more:
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Two sites. Two reactors. One integrated nuclear platform. Idaho National Lab, construction is advancing on Oklo’s first commercial Aurora powerhouse, bringing clean, reliable power closer to reality. Our team and Kiewit have excavated enough material to fill 20 Olympic swimming pools in preparation for the reactor foundation. In Texas, our Groves isotope test reactor is approaching criticality. Groves is helping Oklo develop the experience, supply chains, and capabilities needed to make advanced nuclear deployment faster and more repeatable. This is what deployment looks like. Watch the latest progress.
Oklo20,448 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
Building nuclear means advancing multiple pieces of work at once, and Oklo has been busy. Over the past year, we moved from planning to execution: construction began Idaho National Lab for Aurora-INL in Idaho, key partners like Kiewit and Siemens Energy were locked in, fuel milestones were cleared, a fuel recycling facility was unveiled in Tennessee, and advanced our Radioisotopes Pilot Facility in Texas. And the work continues. Watch below ↓
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Last month, Oklo CEO Jake DeWitte joined Spencer Cox and the Abundance Institute at the Operation Gigawatt Summit in Utah. The discussions focused on the growing role advanced nuclear can play in meeting rising energy demand from AI, data centers, industrial growth, and electrification. The summit also highlighted the opportunities nuclear can create across research, workforce development, supply chains, and economic development. That interest is reflected in Governor Cox's engagement with the industry—from policy conversations to attending milestones like Oklo's Aurora powerhouse groundbreaking at Idaho National Laboratory last year.
Oklo20,882 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
Oklo CEO Jacob DeWitte joined Maria Bartiromo on Mornings with Maria to discuss the momentum behind advanced nuclear and the work Oklo is doing to deliver clean, reliable power and critical isotopes. From advancing negotiations under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program to partnering with Meta to support growing data center demand in Ohio and approaching criticality with our isotope test reactor in Texas, Oklo is putting the pieces in place to accelerate deployment across its power, fuel, and isotope businesses. Watch the full interview ->
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Yesterday on CNBC, Oklo CEO Jacob DeWitte discussed the White House’s push to deploy nuclear systems in space. The challenge isn’t whether it’s possible. It’s whether we can build the infrastructure fast enough. At Oklo, we’re building the systems needed to deliver at the speed this moment demands. Full interview:
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Ground is broken at the Oklo Idaho National Lab site. The first Aurora powerhouse is taking shape as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program. Built to repurpose used fuel from the very reactor that inspired us, the Experimental Breeder Reactor II, turning yesterday’s innovation into tomorrow’s clean power.
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