{
  "slug": "oklo-groves-reactor-startup-authorization-source-card",
  "date": "2026-07-29",
  "official_sources": [
    {
      "name": "Oklo company release via r.jina.ai capture",
      "url": "https://oklo.com/newsroom/news-details/2026/U-S--Department-of-Energy-Approves-Final-Safety-Analysis-for-Oklos-Groves-Isotope-Test-Reactor-Advancing-the-Project-Toward-Operational-Authorization/default.aspx",
      "capture_file": "research/energy/oklo-groves-reactor-startup-authorization-source-card-2026-07-29/source_official_oklo_dsa_authorization.md"
    }
  ],
  "mainstream_trade_sources": [
    {
      "name": "World Nuclear News",
      "url": "https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/oklo-cleared-to-start-up-test-reactor",
      "capture_file": "research/energy/oklo-groves-reactor-startup-authorization-source-card-2026-07-29/source_trade_world_nuclear_news_oklo_groves.md"
    }
  ],
  "evidence_label": "company/DOE-authorisation milestone reported by trade press; not commercial deployment",
  "key_facts": [
    "DOE approval of Documented Safety Analysis for Oklo Isotopes Groves Isotope Test Reactor in Texas under DOE Reactor Pilot Program",
    "remaining gates include readiness review/startup approval in company release; WNN reported authorisation cleared fuel loading/startup testing/reactor operations",
    "Groves is low-power test reactor for isotope production experience, not grid electricity/data-centre power"
  ],
  "cautions": [
    "Company release is issuer-controlled and Oklo is NYSE-listed; avoid stock-promotion language",
    "DOE RPP authorization is distinct from NRC commercial licence and distinct from delivered power",
    "Fuel loading/criticality/startup timing may change"
  ]
}