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Pre-application engagement

Pre-application meetings are not an application.

Open question

Which exact regulatory actions are on record, by which authority, for what scope?

  • Not established in reviewed sources: DOE approval of the final Documented Safety Analysis and authorization to start up
  • Not established in reviewed sources: Whether and when an NRC licence application will be filed for Aurora-INL
  • Not established in reviewed sources: Final site location (Oklo describes its INL site acceptance as provisional)
  1. Current statePre-application engagement7 August 2026 · Company reported · Oklo (SEC Form 10-Q, Q2 2026)

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: Oklo (SEC Form 10-Q, Q2 2026) ↗

  2. Earlier statementPermission issued11 June 2026 · Company reported · Oklo

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: Oklo ↗

  3. Earlier statementPermission issued6 May 2026 · Company reported · Oklo

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: Oklo ↗

  4. Earlier statementApplication submitted17 March 2026 · Company reported · Oklo (SEC Form 10-K, 2025)

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: Oklo (SEC Form 10-K, 2025) ↗

  5. Earlier statementConditional17 March 2026 · Company reported · Oklo (SEC Form 10-K, 2025)

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: Oklo (SEC Form 10-K, 2025) ↗

  6. Earlier statementPermission issued7 August 2026 · Company reported · Oklo (SEC Form 10-Q, Q2 2026)

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: Oklo (SEC Form 10-Q, Q2 2026) ↗

  7. Earlier statementApplication accepted for review12 November 2025 · Company reported · Oklo (SEC Form 10-Q, Q3 2025)

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: Oklo (SEC Form 10-Q, Q3 2025) ↗

  8. Earlier statementPermission issued24 March 2025 · Company reported · Oklo (SEC Form 10-K, 2024)

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: Oklo (SEC Form 10-K, 2024) ↗

  9. Earlier statementPermission issued11 June 2026 · Company reported · Oklo

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: Oklo ↗

Evidence detail

Application accepted for review

Selected under DOE's Reactor Pilot Program to proceed on the DOE authorization pathway (a selection, not an authorization)

Accepted for review is not approval.

“on August 13, 2025, Oklo and Atomic Alchemy were selected by the DOE for three of the eleven projects awarded under the newly established RPP. Oklo was selected for two projects, and Atomic Alchemy for one project. Among these, the Aurora–INL powerhouse was approved to proceed under DOE purview”
Attribution
Company reported
Publisher
Oklo (SEC Form 10-Q, Q3 2025)
Dated
12 November 2025
First public disclosure
12 November 2025
State before
Not established in reviewed sources
Authority
U.S. Department of Energy
Jurisdiction
United States (federal)
Source read
11 November 2026

Inspect primary source: Oklo (SEC Form 10-Q, Q3 2025) ↗

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