US test reactor cleared for operations

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US test reactor cleared for operations

https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/us-test-reactor-cleared-for-operations

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The US Department of Energy cleared Oklo's Groves Isotope Test Reactor in Texas for unrestricted operations following its first criticality. The facility will serve as a testing and training platform for personnel while generating operational data for future commercial reactor designs and isotope production projects.

Oklo's Groves Isotope Test Reactor has been cleared for unrestricted operations by the US Department of Energy. ;

The test reactor, near Lockhart in Caldwell County, Texas reached first criticality in August, less than a year after groundbreaking. It is one of 11 advanced reactor projects selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) in August 2025 for the Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program, a programme aiming to expedite the testing of advanced reactor designs under a DOE authorisation pathway.

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