We build mass-manufactured nuclear plants that will power anything from a datacenter to a city. Our mission is to eventually achieve 3¢ / kWh electricity. Our first product will be the Aalo Pod, a 50 MWe power plant purpose-built for data centers. We've raised $136M to help us get started.
2023
Aalo is born.
June 2020
Aalo raises $6M Seed. Conceptual design begins for a mass-manufacturable nuclear plant, purpose-built for data centers.
June 2020
Aalo recruits top leadership from MARVEL program. Opens offices in Austin and Idaho Falls in Q4, 2023.
June 2020
Planning for Aalo's pilot factory begins.
2024
Aalo lays the foundation.
June 2020
Aalo raises $30M Series A. Build-out begins for Aalo's 40,000 sqft pilot factory.
June 2020
DOE assigns a site for Aalo-X. DOE grants permission to pursue DOE authorization for the Aalo-X power plant.
June 2020
World class leadership joins Aalo from Tesla, SpaceX, Microsoft, Bloom, and more.
2025
Aalo accelerates.
June 2020
Aalo raises $100M Series B. Manufacturing and fuel fabrication begins for Aalo-X. Environmental review is completed for site.
June 2020
Construction of full-scale prototype completes. Extensive sodium testing begins.
June 2020
Aalo implements Nuclear Quality Assurance. Major progress is made on DOE regulatory authorization for Aalo-X.
2026
Aalo makes history.
June 2020
Aalo reaches Final Design stage in less than 30 months. Construction completes on site.
June 2020
DOE Final Approval is granted. Manufacturing completes on Aalo-X. Installation occurs at INL.
June 2020
Zero-power criticality is achieved, making history.
Technology
Modularity for rapid on-site assembly
Aalo reactors strike the optimal balance between economies of numbers, and economies of scale. Costs are reduced through factory assembly of reactor modules. Construction time is reduced through simple on-site assembly. This reduces compounding interest that has inflated the cost of traditional nuclear, and makes timelines more predictable.
Metallic coolant and fuel unlocks optimal economics
Liquid metal is able to extract heat from the reactor core much faster than water or gas. This means Aalo reactors can produce up to 10x more energy than other nuclear technologies of a similar physical size.
Low pressure coolant enables simplified safety systems.
Aalo reactors use liquid metal (sodium) coolant at atmospheric pressure to simplify safety systems while optimizing economics. We focus on enabling co-location, so that a fleet of reactors can be placed on site and power a data center or industrial load with high uptime.
