Oklo signs on as future customer for Centrus-produced HALEU

November 18, 2021, 12:00PMNuclear News

Artist’s conception of Oklo’s Aurora powerhouse. (Image: Gensler)

Oklo plans to fuel its demonstration microreactor with high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU). To secure a source of HALEU for its nth-of-a-kind microreactor, Oklo has signed a nonbinding letter of intent with Centrus Energy to cooperate on the deployment of a HALEU production facility.

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Oklo signs on as future customer for Centrus-produced HALEU

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