Powering Meta and Reawakening Ohio’s Nuclear Hub with Oklo’s John Hanson (#105)

What does the next chapter of American industrial growth look like? It looks like abundant, reliable, and clean energy—and it's being deployed right here in Ohio. 

John Hanson, Corporate Chief of Staff at Oklo, joins Built in Ohio to discuss their massive new clean energy agreement pairing tech giant Meta's energy demand with domestic fuel producer Centrus.  

In this conversation, John explains the science behind Oklo’s liquid sodium, metal-cooled fast reactors, how they can recycle spent fuel from existing Ohio nuclear plants, and what it takes to scale up a 16-reactor campus. 

We dive into why a domestic fuel supply chain is critical to national security, how Ohio’s world-class industrial workforce is uniquely positioned to lead, and what it means to bring hundreds of permanent, high-tech operating jobs back to his home state.

Learn more about Oklo at www.oklo.com

Connect with John on LinkedIn.

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