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Oklo And The Department of Energy Are Advancing Fast Fission In Idaho

September 25, 2024
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Oklo And The Department of Energy Are Advancing Fast Fission In Idaho

The first fast fission power plant to ever be built in the United States of America is making progress.

What’s happening:

  • Fast fission power company Oklo (NYSE: OKLO) has finalized their Memorandum of Agreement with the United States Department of Energy to begin conducting site investigations in Idaho at the location of their future nuclear energy project

The big idea:

  • Oklo has been collaborating closely with the Department of Energy to build out the first ever commercial scale advanced fast fission power plant in the United States of America
  • Oklo’s fast fission power plant design is focused on a self controlled, self cooling reactor that is extremely safe and leverages technology breakthroughs that have been validated at commercial scale for generating nuclear energy

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