Microreactors / Oklo Secures $2M From US DOE For Advanced Fuel Recycling

California company hopes to reduce fuel costs for advanced reactors
Oklo Secures $2M From US DOE For Advanced Fuel Recycling
A computer-generated image of the Aurora nuclear power plant. Courtesy Oklo.
California-based compact fast reactor developer Oklo said it has won a $2m cost-share award from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for the commercialisation of advanced fuel recycling capabilities through electro-refining technology.

Oklo said it will be matching $1m in funds and is partnering with the DOE and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) on this public-private partnership through the DOE’s technology commercialisation fund.

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