Oklo's Groves Reactor Achieves First Criticality in Under a Year

Oklo's Groves low-power isotope test reactor reached first criticality less than a year from groundbreaking at a greenfield site on private land, demonstrating that US advanced nuclear deployment can move from design to startup within months. This milestone sets a new benchmark for the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program and underpins future commercial isotope production and nuclear energy projects.

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