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Re:Sam Altman-Backed Nuclear Fission Startup Oklo Is Going P... by jseliger on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @10:51AM (#36681832)
Re:Sam Altman-Backed Nuclear Fission Startup Oklo Is Going P... by thinkcontext on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @11:00AM (#36681989)
Seems odd not to mention that their application to NRC was rejected.
Re:Sam Altman-Backed Nuclear Fission Startup Oklo Is Going P... by meepmorp on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @01:16PM (#36684063)
Him wanting to unload it via SPAC makes more sense now.
Re:Sam Altman-Backed Nuclear Fission Startup Oklo Is Going P... by Centigonal on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @12:44PM (#36683588)
I don't think this is a positive signal. Even in the 2021 boom, going public through a SPAC was still seen as what you'd do when you wanted to shift the bag to retail investors and were willing to take significant dilution vs doing a proper IPO. A bunch of companies with poor economics or differentiation did it to get out before their chickens came home to roost (OpenDoor, SoFi)
Re:Sam Altman-Backed Nuclear Fission Startup Oklo Is Going P... by cinntaile on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @02:35PM (#36685333)
Didn't he invest tons of his own money in this or was that a different nuclear startup?

If he believes in nuclear that much, why not just help fund a plant with a proven design? It's much easier and it will help reduce the costs of future plans that use the same design.

Re:Sam Altman-Backed Nuclear Fission Startup Oklo Is Going P... by atomicalchemy on Thursday July 13, 2023 @11:52AM (#36711233)
The Aurora is based on a reactor design that operated for 30 years. The tech is proven.
Re:Sam Altman-Backed Nuclear Fission Startup Oklo Is Going P... by supernova87a on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @04:33PM (#36686865)
I have to just ask, what does someone who has his hands full with ChatGPT have time to advise on a nuclear power startup?