OKLO has recently launched its Aurora reactor, as Popular Mechanics reports.
The Aurora reactor is the first ever reactor to produce power through nuclear waste. OKLO is one company in a growing energy field that is producing smaller nuclear reactors that are safer and more efficient.
“An experimental nuclear reactor in Idaho could be the first of its kind in the United States: a commercial reactor providing power using fuel that reduces nuclear waste. The small power plant could power about 1,000 homes and can run almost autonomously for 20 years.”
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