Oklo Secures DOE Pact and NRC License for Reactor, Isotopes

Oklo Inc., a developer of advanced nuclear reactors, announced two key regulatory advancements on Tuesday that bolster its path toward commercial operations and open a new revenue stream through isotope production. The milestones involve the U.S. Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, focusing on the company's flagship Aurora reactor project at the Idaho National Laboratory and its subsidiary's handling of critical isotopes.

The Department of Energy signed an Other Transaction Agreement with Oklo under its Reactor Pilot Program, facilitating research, prototyping, and production for the Aurora powerhouse. This agreement follows the company's groundbreaking on the project in September 2025 and builds on a prior Nuclear Safety Design Agreement for the reactor's fuel fabrication facility. The DOE's Idaho Operations Office also approved a preliminary safety design review, marking the initial formal step in an accelerated authorization process. Oklo anticipates completing the reactor, a liquid-metal-cooled fast fission design powered by recycled fuel from the historic Experimental Breeder Reactor II, by late 2027 or 2028.

In a related development, the Nuclear...