US approves new facility design concept to turn nuclear waste into reactor fuel
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The U.S. Department of Energy approved Oklo's conceptual design for the Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility at Idaho National Laboratory. This facility will convert used fuel from the former Experimental Breeder Reactor-II into high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) for advanced reactors. The DOE plans to recover 10 metric tons of HALEU from EBR-II fuel by 2028, with Oklo granted access to half. This project aims to demonstrate fuel recycling technologies and address growing demand for reactor fuel as nuclear energy adoption increases.
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