Oklo’s Groves becomes fifth unit to hit criticality in DOE reactor program

Oklo’s Groves isotope test reactor achieved zero-powered criticality late Wednesday, making it the fifth reactor under a Department of Energy reactor initiative to reach that milestone.
The completed criticality test comes after DOE approved Oklo’s nuclear…

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