Oklo pitches $1.7 billion fuel‑recycling campus, potential reactors for Oak Ridge

Oct 2, 2025

Oklo told an Oak Ridge City Council work session it plans a fuel‑recycling and fuel‑manufacturing campus on former DOE property near K‑25, estimating about $1.7 billion in investment and more than 800 jobs while committing to NRC licensing, environmental monitoring and local coordination; council members pressed the company on housing, schools and emergency planning.

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Oklo on Thursday outlined plans to develop a multi‑phase fuel‑recycling and fuel‑manufacturing campus east of the K‑25 site in Oak Ridge, telling the City Council the project would involve about $1.7 billion in capital and create "a little over 800" direct jobs over several years.

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