Oklo partners with Nvidia and Los Alamos on AI-driven nuclear infrastructure

US small modular reactor developer Oklo has partnered with Nvidia and the Los Alamos National Laboratory to advance nuclear infrastructure, AI-enabled research, and nuclear fuel research and development in New Mexico. The agreement covers collaboration on AI, digital twins, modeling, and simulation to support critical infrastructure development and accelerate nuclear energy deployment. Oklo co-founder and CEO Jacob DeWitte said the partnership brings together reactor deployment, high-performance compute, and fuel and materials science expertise. The collaboration has three main focus areas. The first is the development of physics and chemistry-based AI models to support fuel validation and research into plutonium-bearing fuels. The second covers materials science and fabrication research for such fuels. The third involves studies into power generation, grid reliability, redundancy, and stabilization to support AI data centers at the national laboratory. Projects under the agreement include integrated full-stack solutions for nuclear-powered AI factories, AI development for nuclear fuel research, grid stabilization studies, materials science efforts focused on plutonium-bearing fuel, and proof-of-concept work for a nuclear-powered AI factory. Los Alamos was the home of the Manhattan Project and today serves as one of the US Department of Energy's premier nuclear research laboratories. Oklo is developing a 75MW modular reactor called the Aurora Powerhouse and aims to deliver its first reactor