Oklo
5 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Feb 25, 2022 by Jake DeWitt · said 17 times in 3 episodes since 2022 · across every show →
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2026 5 mentions in 1 episode
2024 1 mention in 1 episode
2022 11 mentions in 1 episode
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Feb 25, 2022 positive
DeWitt: Oklo submitted a 600-page NRC application instead of 10,000+ pages
“Instead of being a 10,000 plus page document, it was, you know, 600 pages. It was, which by the way, mind you, is actually still a higher page per megawatt count than other plants, so it doesn't scale perfectly like that, but still significantly more efficient…”
Feb 25, 2022 neutral
DeWitt: Advanced reactors will see only small-scale deployments before 2027
“Yeah, I think you're right on the timeframes for what that looks like in that five-year window. I think we start to see deployments happen in, in, in smaller scales in that timeframe, but you're still talking about just a couple plans here and there.”
Jun 23, 2022 negative
Feb 5, 2026 neutral
NRC rejected Oklo's application over safety and accident information gaps
“So, the thing that NRC denied for Oklo was that they submitted a combined license application, so this is for that parallel step where you don't do a separate design certification, you sort of submit a combined operating license and construction permit applica…”
Mar 26, 2026 neutral
Shafer: TerraPower and Oklo sodium fast reactors will require waste conditioning
“Any of the sodium fast reactor designs, so your TerraPower, your Oklo, things of this nature, this would be A conversation where you need to have, at a minimum, a waste conditioning component to this, and if you're a company like Oklo, that's very much thinkin…”