Aurora

Basics

Reactor Type Liquid Metal Reactor

Reactor Description Fast LMR

Electric Output (MWe) 1.5 - 75

Thermal Output (MWt) 4 - 150

Size

Micro

Small

Spectrum

Fast

Developer OKLO, Inc.

Pilot Site Details Idaho National Lab, Idaho

Details

Use (goal of commercial operation) electricity, heat

Deployment medium Land-based

Design Lifetime (Years) 40

Fuel

Fuel class

HALEU

MOX

Fuel Type Metallic U-Zr Alloy

Fuel Cycle N/A

Refuelling Cycle N/A

Cooling & Temperature

Reactor cooling of primary loop Sodium

Reactor moderator None

Reactor Outlet Temperature (°C) 500

Status

Design status Detailed design

Licensing status

Nov 2024 - Received environmental compliance permit from the US DOE and the INL
Oct 2024 - DOE approved concept of Aurora fuel fabrication facility
In 2023 - Began pre-application process for fuel fabrication
Sep 2022 - Oklo restarted application process with NRC
Jan 2022 - US NRC rejected application over failure to provide sufficient info on key topics
In 2020 - Submitted combined licence application to US NRC
In 2019 - Site permit granted by US DOE for INL demonstrator (approved in 2021)
In 2016 - Engaged in pre-application process with US NRC

Deployment timeline

Commercial deployment in early 2030s

Agreements and Engagement

Aug 2024 - Signed preferred supplier agreement with Siemens Energy for steam turbine
generator products and services
Apr 2024 - Signed a pre-agreement with small data centre company Equinix to procure up to 500 MW of nuclear energy
In 2024 - Signed MoU with Atomic Alchemy to collaborate on isotope production
In 2024 - Initiative to advance the deployment of two Aurora powerhouses in Southern Ohio
In 2022 - Awarded grants under two US DOE's ARPA-E programmes: OPEN and ONWARDS
In 2023 - Oklo confirmed it's part of process to build microreactor at Eielson airbase in Alaska by end of 2027
In 2021 - Signed partnership with fuel enricher Centrus Energy

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