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Oklo

Aurora fast microreactor, fuel recycling

USpublicest. 2013oklo.com (opens oklo.com)Checked 25 Sep

The brief

Analyst view
  • The NRC rejected its first licence application in 2022; Oklo then sought DOE approval for the INL unit.
  • Aurora-INL (75 MWe) broke ground in Sept 2025; DOE approved its preliminary safety analysis in June 2026.
  • Big pipeline of data-centre customers, including a Meta deal for a site in Ohio.
Programs

Oklo, one program

Updated 11 Jun 2026
Aurora-INLThe first Aurora, a liquid-metal-cooled fast reactor with HALEU metal fuel, built at Idaho National Laboratory under DOE approval before moving to NRC licensing.PilotNextConstruction and fuel loadingUpdated 11 Jun 2026View program →
Research · Proto · Pilot · Deploy · Scaling

Peers

Fission · 4

Company & funding

HQ
US
Founded
2013

People

Key people
  • Jacob DeWitteCo-founder & CEO
  • Caroline CochranCo-founder & COO
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