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Oklo’s Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor became the fifth Department of Energy–authorized reactor to achieve criticality under the agency’s authorization process, it was announced earlier today.
Criticality was reached at 9:19 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday at the company’s Groves facility in Lockhart, Texas, according to the DOE.
Technical Session|Operations & Power
Friday, April 17, 2026|1:15–2:15PM CDT|RUDR 404
Session Chair:
Zoe Chandler
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Data-Driven Methodology and Tools for Neural-Network-Based Operational Optimization of Small Modular Reactors at the Texas A&M RELLIS Campus
1:15–1:35PM CDT
Jan Ullmann (Univ. West Bohemia), Jiri Zavorka (Univ. West Bohemia), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU), Radek Skoda (Univ. West Bohemia)
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Viability of Small Modular Reactors for Industrial Heat Applications
1:35–1:55PM CDT
Nicholas J. Armstrong (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Xingang Zhao (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Ikenna Okeke (ORNL), Dipti Kamath (ORNL)
Integration of NuScale’s Small Modular Reactors with Data Center Campuses
1:55–2:15PM CDT
Ian R. Mullins (Oregon State), Charles Adami (Oregon State), Zachary Hughes (Oregon State), Thomas Faulkner (Oregon State), Noah Simonich (Oregon State)
