US-based advanced nuclear technology company Oklo has broken ground on its first Aurora powerhouse project at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), where it will build the pilot Aurora-INL facility based on sodium-cooled fast reactor technology.
Aurora-INL is one of three Oklo projects awarded under the US Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Programme, a pathway established in May 2025 to accelerate licensing and deployment of advanced nuclear technologies, a statement by Oklo said.
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