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Oklo now trading on NYSE
After completing its business combination with AltC Acquisition Corp, Oklo Inc. began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OKLO this past Friday, May 10.
The company is aiming to provide clean, reliable, affordable nuclear energy to customers across the artificial intelligence, data center, energy, defense, and industrial markets. Sam Altman, chairman of Oklo since 2015 and former chief executive of AltC, called the first day on the NYSE a milestone for the entire team.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fundamental Irradiation Damage
Thursday, December 14, 2023|10:00–11:40AM CST|Galerie 6
Session Chair:
Stephen A. Taller (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Flyura Djurabekova (Univ. Helsinki)
Track Organizers:
Steve Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee & ORNL)
Mitra Taheri (Johns Hopkins Univ.)
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Characterization of Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel Embrittlement After High-Fluence Neutron Irradiation
10:00–10:20AM CST
Brandon Bohanon (Univ. Florida), Boopathy Kombaiah (INL), Douglas Spearot (Univ. Florida), Scott Middlemas (INL), Mukesh Bachhav (INL), Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
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Post-Irradiation Examination of Neutron Irradiated FeCrAl Material
10:20–10:40AM CST
Aaron W. Colldeweih (INL), Robert S. Hansen (INL), Mukesh N. Bachhav (INL), Kaustubh K. Bawane (INL), Fabiola Cappia (INL), David W. Kamerman (INL)
Prediction of Neutron-Irradiated Cavity Microstructure with Dual-Ion Irradiation up to 100 dpa
10:40–11:00AM CST
V. Pauly (Univ. Michigan), S. Taller (ORNL), G.S. Was (Univ. Michigan)
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