US company Oklo and Sweden’s Blykalla partner to advance nuclear tech and commercialization, focusing on tech sharing, supply chain coordination, and regulatory knowledge exchange. The collaboration aims to accelerate the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors in the clean energy transition, reducing costs and schedule risks.

Under a joint technology development agreement, Oklo and Blykalla will share insights on materials, components, and non-nuclear supply chain sourcing. They will also exchange licensing best practices, facilitating the deployment of advanced nuclear technologies and enhancing the global advanced reactor ecosystem.

Oklo and Blykalla strengthen their partnership with a $5m commitment from Oklo to co-lead Blykalla’s next investment round. This financial step reinforces the transatlantic collaboration to fast-track advanced nuclear commercialization, with the possibility of Oklo supplying select components for Blykalla’s direct use, creating a vertically integrated, cross-border supply chain.

Blykalla is developing a 55MW lead-cooled fast reactor called SEALER, while Oklo is working on a sodium-cooled fast reactor with capacities of up to 75MW. The companies’ practical, industrial approach aims to bring advanced fission technology to market efficiently through coordinated component sourcing, joint R&D efforts, and supplier scalability planning on both sides of the Atlantic.

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