Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2024 22:44:55 +0000
The decarbonization of power generation is fostering research and development of new energy technologies, and some companies are reimagining what’s possible when it comes to power plant design. That includes […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 17:54:58 +0000
The U.S. Air Force’s first nuclear microreactor planned for Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska under a federal nuclear microreactor pilot program will be an Oklo liquid metal-cooled fast reactor. […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:40:45 +0000
Centrus, a firm poised to demonstrate high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) production, will partner with microreactor technology developer Oklo on several pioneering steps to build out the HALEU front-end supply chain, […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 15:53:50 +0000
Advanced nuclear reactor technology firm Oklo will build its second and third commercial 15-MWe Aurora Powerhouse reactors on land owned by the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (SODI), a community reuse […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:23:57 +0000
Oklo has kicked off regulatory activities for a first-of-its-kind nuclear fuel recycling facility that could produce commercial material from used light water reactor (LWR) fuel before the decade’s end. The advanced nuclear technology firm in December submitted a licensing project plan (LPP) to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its Fuel Recycling Technologies facility. The […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:47:24 +0000
The Department of Energy (DOE) has ramped up efforts to explore recycling spent nuclear fuel (SNF), or used nuclear fuel (UNF), from the nation’s fleet of light water reactors (LWRs), doling out $38 million in federal awards to a dozen projects on Oct. 21. Teams will receive funding under the DOE’s March 2022–launched “Converting UNF […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:52:10 +0000
Oklo, the developer of the much-watched 1.5-MW Aurora microreactor, has submitted a recharged licensing project plan (LPP) with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), launching a renewed effort that could help the advanced nuclear reactor developer set the stage for “effective and efficient” application reviews by the federal regulator. The move is a significant step for […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:06:59 +0000
The post Exclusive: Why Oklo’s Demonstration of HALEU Could Be Groundbreaking for New Nuclear appeared first on POWER Magazine.
In an exclusive interview, executives from Silicon Valley–based Oklo, a company Idaho National Laboratory (INL) chose this week to demonstrate the first-of-its-kind use of recycled high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel in its full-size Aurora micro-reactor, told POWER that the project could have broad implications for the future of nuclear power. Marking a significant boost for […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 17:51:24 +0000
The post Oklo Microreactor Is INL’s Pick for First-of-a Kind HALEU-Fueled Nuclear Demonstration appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Oklo, developer of a 1.5-MW passive compact fast reactor, will be the first to receive high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) nuclear fuel from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to aid a first-of-its-kind demonstration of its Aurora microreactor, which could begin in 2024. Marking a significant boost for advanced nuclear innovation, which industry experts are banking on to […]
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Read moreAs the hubbub of interest and activity surrounds development of small modular reactors (SMRs) hovering between 60 MW and 300 MW, and medium-sized nuclear reactors of under 700 MW, several nuclear technology
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