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Oklo Achieves Historic Nuclear Milestone | Austin News
Oklo’s Groves reactor in Lockhart, Texas, just hit a major milestone—achieving criticality, marking the first privately funded nuclear reactor in the U.S. to reach this stage under the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program. Built in under a year, it’s not for power but as a testbed to refine technology, safety, and operations ahead of future commercial isotope plants. These isotopes are vital for medical treatments, cancer therapies, advanced manufacturing, and even space exploration. CEO Jacob DeWitte calls it a historic breakthrough—the fastest-built private reactor ever—and…
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