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The vendor, Oklo, was in the YC S14 batch and plans to go public in the next quarter or two https://www.reuters.com/article/oklo-m-a-altc-acquisition/nuclear-s

The vendor, Oklo, was in the YC S14 batch and plans to go public in the next quarter or two https://www.reuters.com/article/oklo-m-a-altc-acquisition/nuclear-startup-oklo-to-go-public-in-us-via-sam-altmans-spac-idUSKBN2YR0ZO https://www.reuters.com/article/oklo-m-a-altc-acquisition/nu...

adolph 3y ago
Oklo, what a clever name. Oklo is a region near the town of Franceville, in the Haut-Ogooué province of the Central African country of Gabon. Several natural nuclear fission reactors were discovered in the uranium mines in the region in 1972. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklo
- nielsbot 3y ago
  I assumed the natural reactors might still be fissioning, but the Wikipedia page says this occurred about 1.7B years ago. They know they were reactors because the cite has a lower concentration of uranium-235 than expected and also reaction by-products.
  - nielsbot 3y ago
    *site ugh
Gwypaas 3y ago
Through a SPAC after their application to license their design was denied by the NRC, and the responses seem very immature. Does not inspire confidence. https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nrc-denies-oklo-powers-plan-to-construct-15-mw-advanced-nuclear-reactor-i/616807/ https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nrc-denies-oklo-powers-plan...