OpenAI’s Sam Altman takes nuclear startup public
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A startup led by OpenAI boss Sam Altman that is working on developing small nuclear fission reactors is going public with a valuation of $850 million.One of Silicon Valley's leading figures since OpenAI released ChatGPT, Altman became an early backer of nuclear startup Oklo in 2015, and is also its chairman. Altman has explained that his investment in nuclear power is closely linked to the artificial intelligence revolution he champions, which will require massive amounts of energy. "I'm all-in on energy. I think there's urgent demand for tons and tons of cheap, safe, clean energy at-scale," Altman told CNBC on Tuesday.Oklo plans to build small modular reactors (SMRs), which are theoretically quicker to build than conventional power plants and less complicated to construct in rem...