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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 submitted

Nuclear Safety Design Agreement and Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis submitted to DOE (first two of five DOE steps)

Submitted is not accepted for review, and neither is approval.

“we have also submitted the Nuclear Safety Design Agreement and the Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis to the DOE for the Aurora powerhouse at INL ("Aurora-INL"), which represent the first two of five steps in the DOE regulatory pathway for nuclear facility operation.”
Attribution
Company reported
Publisher
Oklo (SEC Form 10-K, 2025)
Dated
17 March 2026
First public disclosure
17 March 2026
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-K, 2025) ↗

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