United States · 43.519, -112.046Aurora
Aurora, nuclear power plant under construction in United States, will add one gas-cooled reactor with 2 MW net projected capacity.
Project Pele is under construction, with grid connection expected in 2028.
- Country
- United States
- Units
- 2
- Technology
- FBR · GCR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1963
- Operator
- —
- Owner
- Oklo Inc · US Department of Defense
- Status
- Under construction
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in United States · every FBR reactor · how a FBR works · every GCR reactor · how a GCR works
Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
2
0 operating
First start-up
1963
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora 1 | Fast breeder (FBR) | CVTR | Planned | 75 | — | 1960 | 1963 (planned) | 1967 | — |
| Project Pele | Gas-cooled (GCR / AGR) | unknown | Under construction | 2 | — | — | 2028 (planned) | — | — |
Data: Global Energy Monitor · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 2, 2026
Aurora 1, a 75 MWe FBR (CVTR), is planned, with grid connection expected in 1963.
Project Pele, a 2 MWe GCR (unknown), is under construction, with grid connection expected in 2028.