Oklo

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected Oklo’s recent request to reinstate its project to PJM’s interconnection study cycle in a Sept. 24 order. FERC denied Oklo’s complaint, which was filed Aug. 27, because Oklo failed to show that PJM violated any of its procedures when dropping the project from its study cycle. PJM is […]

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected Oklo’s recent request to reinstate its project to PJM’s interconnection study cycle in a Sept. 24 order. FERC denied Oklo’s complaint, which was filed Aug. 27, because Oklo failed to show that PJM violated any of its procedures when dropping the project from its study cycle. PJM is […]

Deep Isolation said this week results from a recent demonstration of deep borehole disposal technology shows its viability for permanent disposal of waste created by fuel recycling. The Berkeley, Calif.-based nuclear waste disposal technology developer completed a three-year project funded by the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the Converting Used Nuclear […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued two-low level violations against Holtec’s Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan for not complying with NRC requirements for radiation protection. In NRC’s inspection report published Monday, NRC said it found Palisades’ failed to manage the radioactive contamination parts of the plant and did not properly analyze the possible internal radiation […]

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 startup authorization last month. Oklo said in a Thursday press release that the Groves isotope test reactor achieved criticality […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Marine Minerals Administration have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Wednesday to create a framework for potential nuclear reactors to be built on the ocean.  The possible reactors would be particularly deployed on the Outer Continental Shelf, which the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) defines as “all submerged lands […]

The Department of Energy has approved the documented safety analysis for Oklo’s Groves Isotope test reactor in Lockhart, Texas under its reactor pilot program. This approval under DOE’s authorization for the reactor pilot program puts Oklo’s Groves test reactor into its final pre-startup phase, the operational readiness review, Oklo said in a Wednesday press release. […]

Centrus Energy and Oklo signed a letter of intent Thursday that would have Centrus supply high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) to fuel up to five of Oklo’s Aurora powerhouse reactors. According to Centrus’ press release, the company would provide HALEU from its American Centrifuge Plant in Pike County, Ohio to Oklo’s planned 1,200-megawatt power campus near […]

California-based Oklo and Tennessee-based Standard Nuclear entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Tuesday to explore commercial collaboration on nuclear fuel recycling and advanced fuel manufacturing. The collaboration between the two companies comes as both were selected for advanced negotiations by the Department of Energy under its Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program last month, according to […]

California-based Oklo and Tennessee-based Standard Nuclear entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Tuesday to look into commercial collaboration on nuclear fuel recycling and advanced fuel manufacturing. The collaboration between the two companies comes as both companies were selected for advanced negotiations by the Department of Energy under its Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program last month, […]

Florida-based nuclear startup AMPERA’s established an Australia-based subsidiary to streamline the use of thorium from Australia to fuel its “factory-built, scalable, supercritical nuclear energy system’, the company said Tuesday. According to AMPERA’s press release, these efforts build off the framework the U.S. government announced with Australia to secure supply for mining and processing critical, rare […]

The Department of Energy has approved Oklo Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis for its Aurora powerhouse project at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) under DOE’s reactor pilot program. Oklo broke ground for its Aurora-INL reactor in September 2025. DOE’s goal under the pilot program is to have at least three test advanced reactors reaching criticality by […]

Oklo has bought Oak Ridge, Tenn.-based manufacturing and engineering company ARMEC to expand its own internal reactor and fuel manufacturing capabilities, the company said on Monday. California-based Oklo said in a press release that the acquisition, closed on June 4, highlights the company’s broader strategy of “integrating critical execution capabilities closer to its reactor, fuel […]

California- based Oklo said this week it has been selected for negotiations with the Department of Energy to potentially receive surplus plutonium for nuclear fuel in reactor projects.  This comes after the DOE  issued a request for applications in October 2025.for companies interested in being part of the federal Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program. DOE plans […]

California- based Oklo said Tuesday it has been selected for negotiations with the Department of Energy to potentially receive surplus plutonium for nuclear fuel in reactor projects.  This comes after the DOE  issued a request for applications in October 2025.for companies interested in being part of the federal Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program. DOE plans to […]

The Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office approved Aalo Atomics documented safety analysis for the company’s Aalo-X critical test reactor April 30, the company said Tuesday. This approval under DOE’s authorization for the reactor pilot program puts Aalo into its final pre-operational phase, the operational readiness review, Aalo said. The Austin, Texas-based microreactor developer joins […]

Oklo, NVIDIA and the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have entered into agreement on Thursday to explore artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled research and nuclear research and development at LANL. According to Oklo’s press release, the collaboration will use Oklo’s sodium fast-reactor design, NVIDIA AI infrastructure and LANL’s technical expertise in materials science and […]

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Oklo made several personnel changes in key management positions and to its board of directors last week. Oklo appointed four new directors on April 14. The board members are David Christian, David Park, Derek Kan and Mark Peters. The appointments were made effective April 10, according to Oklo’s press release. “As we […]

Oklo reached several key regulatory milestones this week for demonstration reactors being developed in Idaho and Texas and a separate project also in Idaho. One approval came via DOE’s reactor pilot program at DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory. Oklo’s subsidiary company received the other two approvals as it also received one under the pilot program and […]

Oklo reached two key regulatory milestones Tuesday for a demonstration reactor being developed at the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory and a separate project also in Idaho. One approval came via DOE’s reactor pilot program while Oklo’s subsidiary company won a materials license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. DOE approved Oklo’s nuclear safety design […]

Centrus Energy has announced multiple partnerships this week aiming to increase its fuel capacities and activities at its uranium enrichment facility in Piketon, Ohio. Centrus and Oklo agreed on Monday to seek a joint venture focused on deconversion services for high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) and advancing fuel-cycle technologies in Ohio. The company then agreed to […]

Centrus Energy and Oklo agreed on Monday to seek a joint venture focused on deconversion services for high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) and advancing fuel-cycle technologies in Ohio. The nuclear fuel companies announced in a press release that the activities for this joint venture will take place at Centrus’ Piketon uranium enrichment facility site in Pike […]

The Department of Energy’s recent solicitation for nuclear lifecycle hubs creates opportunities to better address the back-end of the fuel cycle, several nuclear officials said during a Thursday webinar. The solicitation, published Jan. 28 meant to gauge states’ interest in hosting what DOE calls a “nuclear lifecycle campus” that could include fuel fabrication, uranium enrichment […]

Tech giant Meta has announced a string of agreements with several nuclear companies to purchase up to 6,600 megawatts of new and existing capacity by the mid 2030s. On Jan. 9, Meta signed deals with Oklo, Vistra Corp. and TerraPower. These deals come after Constellation Energy signed a 20-year power purchase agreement last year with […]

This week, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) has signed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, which among other things would lift the Illinois moratorium on large new nuclear reactors.  The act, Senate Bill 25, was passed by the state House by a 70 – 37 vote and the state Senate by a 37 – […]

The Department of Energy has approved the Nuclear Safety Design Agreement for Oklo’s Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The Nuclear Safety Design Agreement, the first under DOE’s nuclear fuel line pilot program, was approved by the Idaho Operations Office in under two weeks, according to Oklo’s Nov. 11 press release. The […]

The Department of Energy has approved the Nuclear Safety Design Agreement for Oklo’s Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The Nuclear Safety Design Agreement, the first under DOE’s nuclear fuel line pilot program, was approved by the Idaho Operations Office in under two weeks, according to Oklo’s Nov. 11 press release. The […]

KNOXVILLE, TENN. – Nuclear industry panelists said here Wednesday the time has come for advanced reactor projects to mature from pilot stages to commercial deployment. That was a central theme discussed during the “Next Generation Nuclear Opportunities” at the Energy, Technology and Environmental Business Association’s (ETEBA) annual Business Opportunities and Technical Conference. “The era of […]

Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) said this week a potential conflict of interest exists between Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Oklo, a company where Wright previously served on the board of directors.  Markey, a frequent nuclear critic, voiced his concerns to President Donald Trump in a letter Tuesday. Markey posed several questions to the White House […]

Oklo held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday at the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory to mark the start of work for its first Aurora powerhouse project. “This opportunity positions us to build our first plant more quickly,” Oklo CEO and co-founder Jacob DeWitte said in a press release. “We have been working with the Department […]