Oklo received U.S. Department of Energy startup authorization for its Groves Isotope Test Reactor in Texas, clearing the way for fuel loading and first criticality. The company says it completed the project in just over 10 months from groundbreaking, what it describes as one of the fastest timelines for a full-scale, privately funded reactor. Oklo built Groves on private land using full-scale civil excavation and construction, sourcing fuel and major components commercially rather than relying on national laboratory infrastructure.
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