Aurora
**Vendor/Designer:** [[vendors/oklo]]
Key Stats
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Aurora
Status: UNDER_CONSTRUCTION Category: MICROREACTOR Country: USA USA Vendor/Designer: oklo Type: Sodium-cooled fast reactor [Sodium-cooled fast reactor](/library/wiki/technologies/Sodium-cooled fast reactor) Capacity: 15 MWe
Overview
Aurora is a sodium-cooled fast reactor under construction in the USA, developed by Oklo, with a net capacity of 15 MWe. This microreactor is significant for its compact design, targeting remote or off-grid civilian energy needs with advanced nuclear technology. Construction is in progress, but it has no operational history yet.
Key Facts
Source: IAEA PRIS / reactors_canonical · Enriched by Grok Last updated: 2026-05-10
Sources
- NRC Power Reactor List — General information on US reactors under construction or in licensing, including potential dockets for Aurora.
- Oklo Official Website — Official source for information on the Aurora microreactor project by the developer.
- World Nuclear Association - USA Profile — Overview of nuclear power development in the USA, including emerging microreactor projects.
- World Nuclear News - Oklo Aurora Update [UNVERIFIED] — News article on the site selection and progress of the Aurora microreactor project.
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