DOE approves final safety analysis for Groves isotope test reactor in Texas

The DOE approved the Documented Safety Analysis for Oklo's Groves Isotope Test Reactor in Lockhart, Texas, under the Reactor Pilot Program. The approval is the facility's final safety basis and follows the earlier preliminary approval. Remaining steps were a DOE readiness review and startup approval before fuel loading.

• DOE approved the final safety analysis for the Groves reactor in Texas
• Remaining steps: DOE readiness review and startup approval
• Oklo had targeted first criticality for July 2026