Oklo Inc.

Current report

If the shutdown of the federal government is prolonged, we may not be able to effectively access the public markets, which could limit our ability to obtain necessary capital and may require us to raise capital on less favorable terms.

Current report

The United States federal government has been shut down since October 1, 2025, during which time certain regulatory agencies have furloughed non-essential federal employees. When the government is not funded, critical activities conducted by certain regulatory agencies are limited or curtailed. A prolonged shutdown may lead to broader economic uncertainty and financial market volatility. These conditions could have a negative impact on our business, financial position, and results of operations.

Current report

The ability of regulatory agencies, such as the DOE and NRC, to review license applications and other regulatory submissions can be affected by a variety of factors, including government budget and funding levels, reductions in workforce, ability to hire and retain key personnel, and statutory, regulatory, and policy changes. In addition, there may be delays in necessary interactions with regulators and other important agencies and contractors due to limitations in employee resources or forced furlough of government or contractor personnel. The shutdown, if prolonged, can significantly impact the ability of government agencies upon which we rely, such as the DOE and NRC, to timely review and process our license applications and other regulatory submissions, which could have a negative impact on our business, financial position, and results of operations.

Current report

Further, a prolonged shutdown could materially impact the operations of the SEC. For example, the SEC announced that during the current shutdown, it will not declare registration statements effective. In the event of an extended shutdown, the SEC may operate with limited staff or suspend certain functions altogether, which could delay the review or effectiveness of our filings, including registration statements or other financing-related disclosures. Such delays could adversely affect our ability to access the public markets and obtain necessary capital in order to properly capitalize and continue to fund our operations. Our inability to raise capital or our inability to raise capital on favorable terms, could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline.

Current report

While we strive to mitigate these risks through contingency planning and government engagement and outreach, the ultimate impact of any government shutdown is difficult to predict and may be outside of our control. Any material adverse effects resulting from a government shutdown could have a negative impact on our business, financial position, and results of operations.

Current report

Our cost estimates are highly sensitive to broader economic factors, and our ability to control or manage our costs may be limited. Building new fuel fabrication facilities and powerhouses is challenging as a result of many factors, including regulatory and construction complexity, and may take longer or cost more than we expect.

Current report

Capital and operating costs for the deployment of any energy infrastructure, and especially for Oklo’s first-of-a-kind powerhouses, are difficult to project, inherently variable, and are subject to significant change based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, site-specific factors, project-specific testing capabilities, customer off take requirements, regulatory oversight, operating agreements, fuel pricing (including of HALEU and uranium conversion), supply chain availability, supply chain availability effects on reactor and power plant performance, inflation, and other factors, many of which have already increased cost estimates since we made initial disclosures relating to our Company in connection with the Recapitalization consummated on May 9, 2024. Opportunities for cost reductions with subsequent deployments are similarly uncertain.

Current report

We have received initial third‑party cost estimates related to building and fueling our Aurora powerhouses, which similarly include increases to the estimates we previously prepared in connection with the Recapitalization. The cost estimates may continue to increase significantly through design maturity, accounting for supply chain availability and fuel costs, as we progress through the regulatory process, or as a result of other factors, including unexpected cost increases that particularly affect our powerhouses given their first-of-a-kind nature. The actual cost and time required to construct and operate our powerhouses, recycling facilities, and fuel fabrication facilities or to bring our nuclear power to market at scale may vary significantly from our current forecasts. To the extent cost reductions are not achieved within the expected timeframe or magnitude, powerhouses, such as the Aurora, may not be cost competitive with alternative technologies, which may have a material adverse effect on our business prospects, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, and could harm our reputation.

Current report

Further, we have received third‑party cost estimates related to building our first‑of‑a‑kind commercial fuel fabrication facility, many of which have increased since we made disclosures relating to our Company in connection with the Recapitalization. Costs may ultimately be significantly higher than our current estimates, which may affect the marketability, capital, and operational costs of our powerhouses and our expectations with respect to our business plan and future financial performance. In the event these issues arise at such later stages of deployment, deployment could be subject to greater costs or be significantly delayed, which could materially and adversely affect our business prospects, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Current report

In addition, we may need to make significant adjustments to our business plan or significantly delay, scale back, or discontinue the deployments of our facilities, including our powerhouses, fuel fabrication facilities, and fuel recycling facilities, or some or all of our research and development programs. Depending on our available capital resources, we may need to delay or discontinue expected near term expenditures, which could materially impact our business prospects, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows by limiting our ability to pursue some of our other strategic objectives or reducing the resources available to further develop our design, sales, and manufacturing efforts.