- President Trump supports energy independence as a plank, while a company headquartered in Florida develops power systems to achieve national energy independence goals.
- Under Trump administration policy direction, Oklo was selected as a firm for an advanced fuel production scheme involving the Department of Energy.
DOE selected firms for advanced negotiations on fuel production, with Oklo planning to use US plutonium with the European company Newcleo.
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What happened
DOE selected firms for advanced negotiations on fuel production, with Oklo planning to use US plutonium with the European company Newcleo.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Oklo plans to use US plutonium in advanced fuel production with Newcleo.1 source
Oklo plans fuel development with Newcleo; Trump administration initiated the plutonium utilization program.1 source
Administration plans availability of 20 metric tonnes of Cold War-era plutonium for advanced reactor fuel.1 source
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Newest first; wire copies grouped- foreignpolicyjournal.com
- independent.co.uk
- newser.com
- gizmodo.com
- arabherald.com
- techcrunch.com
- seattletimes.com
- aljazeera.com
- 933thedrive.com
- ZacksCan Oklo's Fuel Recycling Strategy Change Nuclear Power? Oklo Inc. OKLO is rethinking how nuclear energy is produced, and at the center of its strategy is fuel recycling. Unlike conventional reactors