Oklo is a NYSE-listed advanced nuclear company based in Santa Clara, California, founded in 2013 by Jacob and Caroline DeWitte. It is developing fast fission power plants, starting with the Aurora powerhouse, and plans to build, own and operate them, selling electricity and heat to customers under long-term agreements. It also works on fuel recycling and isotope production.
Through a build-own-operate model, Oklo plans to design, build, own and operate advanced nuclear systems and sell electricity and heat directly to customers.
Source: oklo.com
Oklo focuses on fast fission power plants. Its first design is the Aurora powerhouse, a small modular reactor.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Oklo's work includes nuclear fuel fabrication and recycling and production of isotopes for medicine, industry and research.
Source: oklo.com, oklo.com
Founded in 2013, Oklo is publicly traded. OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman chaired its board until stepping down in April 2025. Oklo was selected for the US Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy Launch Pad for its Groves-2 project.
Source: en.wikipedia.org, oklo.com
We found no Oklo entry in the Science Based Targets initiative dashboard (checked October 16, 2026).
Source: sciencebasedtargets.org
Oklo suits data center and industrial buyers that want long-term contracts for firm, clean power without owning the plant.
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, USA | PUBLIC SOURCE en.wikipedia.org |
| Founded | 2013 | PUBLIC SOURCE en.wikipedia.org |
| Ownership | Public (NYSE: OKLO) | PUBLIC SOURCE en.wikipedia.org |
| Employees | 200+ | PUBLIC SOURCE en.wikipedia.org |
| Operations and regions | United States | COMPANY WEBSITE oklo.com |
| Customers and markets | Customers buying power and heat under long-term agreements | COMPANY WEBSITE oklo.com |
| Technologies | Fast fission small modular reactors (Aurora powerhouse); fuel recycling | PUBLIC SOURCE en.wikipedia.org |
Only what the company or an official register publishes. Targets and commitments are labelled as such. No data means we found no public figure, not that none exists.
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| SBTi target status | Not found in SBTi export (checked 2026-10-16) | PUBLIC SOURCE sciencebasedtargets.org |
Oklo's fast fission small modular reactor design. (en.wikipedia.org)
Under long-term agreements through a build-own-operate model. (oklo.com)
Santa Clara, California. (en.wikipedia.org)
Accessed Oct 24, 2026.
