Advanced reactor developer Oklo has been chosen to supply the US Air Force’s first nuclear microreactor planned for Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska under a federal nuclear microreactor pilot programme.

The US Defense Logistics Agency chose Oklo as the “pending contractor awardee” to site a microreactor at to provide power to the facility. The decision begins an acquisition process to “potentially award a contract to Oklo”.

Oklo said in a statement it will have the opportunity to design, construct, own, and operate the power plant “in this pioneering project under a long-term power purchase agreement”.