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Thursday, February 20, 2020

Oklo wins access to used fuel for Aurora SMR : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Oklo wins access to used fuel for Aurora SMR : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Idaho National Laboratory is to provide Oklo Inc with access to recovered material from used nuclear fuel to develop and demonstrate the Oklo Aurora - a micro-reactor that can be used in remote or off-grid locations to generate power. Jacob DeWitte, Oklo co-founder and CEO, said the award paves the way for an important demonstration of the first Aurora plant, as well as the "ability of advanced reactors to convert used nuclear fuel, that would otherwise be treated for disposal, into clean energy".

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