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Oklo’s Atomic Alchemy Announces U.S. Department of Energy Approval for Nuclear Safety Design Agreement of its Groves Isotopes Test Reactor
LOCKHART, Texas, March 17, 2026--Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) ("Oklo"), an advanced nuclear technology company, today announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved the Nuclear Safety Design Agreement (NSDA) for Atomic Alchemy’s Groves Isotopes Test Reactor in Texas under the DOE’s Reactor Pilot Program (RPP).
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