“Some of these isotopes… if you had a kilogram, it might be a trillion dollars.”

Oklo was selected by the DOE for surplus plutonium fuel development alongside four other companies, with newcleo eyeing up to $2B in US investment.

The US may have a better use for plutonium besides just burying it in the ground.

The Energy Department's Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program could turn roughly 20 metric tons of weapons-grade material into fuel for advanced reactors

“Some of these isotopes… if you had a kilogram, it might be a trillion dollars.”