NEWS

Oklo advances licensing with completion of NRC Readiness Assessment

Oklo Inc. has announced the successful completion of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s pre-application readiness assessment for Oklo’s first commercial Aurora powerhouse at INL.

Oklo Hires Kiewit to Build Small Nuclear Plant at Idaho Lab

Oklo Inc. has selected a contractor to build its first nuclear power plant, a sign the energy startup is gaining momentum in its efforts to deliver a new type of reactor.

Westinghouse, Radiant selected for first fueled nuclear microreactor tests at INL’s DOME facility

Nuclear microreactors developed separately by Westinghouse and Radiant are poised to become the first fueled designs tested at the Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) facility

Westinghouse, Radiant to perform first US microreactor

The US Department of Energy has made conditional selections for Westinghouse and Radiant Nuclear to perform the first tests in the National Reactor Innovation Center’s Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments test bed at the Idaho National Laboratory.

US launches world’s first nuclear microreactor test bed

The United States Department of Energy has selected two companies – Westinghouse and Radiant – to lead reactor experiments at the soon-to-be-operational DOME facility.

Energy Department announces first microreactor experiments in DOME test bed

Westinghouse and Radiant were the initial companies selected to test their microreactor designs in DOME, the world’s first microreactor test bed at Idaho National Laboratory.

DOE issues new NEPA rule and procedures—and accelerates DOME reactor testing

Meeting a deadline set in President Trump’s May 23 executive order “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy,” the DOE on June 30 updated information on its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rulemaking and published an interim final rule rescinding existing regulations alongside new implementing procedures.

U.S. Department of Energy finds no significant impacts for DOME microreactor test bed

The finding allows DOE to move forward in scheduling and preparing for its first microreactor test at Idaho National Laboratory.

Centrus completes 900-kg HALEU delivery to DOE in U.S. muclear fuel enrichment milestone

Centrus Energy has produced and delivered 900 kilograms of High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium to the U.S. Department of Energy, completing Phase II of its pioneering enrichment contract with the agency.

Oklo’s Atomic Alchemy Begins Site Characterization Work at Idaho National Laboratory

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO), an advanced nuclear technology company, announced today that its subsidiary Atomic Alchemy Inc. (“Atomic Alchemy”) has commenced site characterization work at a potential location for a commercial radioisotope production facility in Idaho, at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL).