"U.S. Air Force Embraces Fast Microreactors for Clean and Resilient Power"

The U.S. Air Force has selected Oklo's liquid metal-cooled fast reactor for its first nuclear microreactor pilot program at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The program aims to explore the potential of microreactors to provide reliable and flexible carbon-free energy for remote military installations. Oklo's Aurora Powerhouse, a compact passive fast-spectrum reactor, will be sited, designed, built, owned, and commercially operated by Oklo. The Air Force will execute a land lease and a 30-year fixed price power purchase agreement once Oklo obtains a combined operating license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The pilot project could play a larger role in future defense energy procurement, according to the assistant secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment.