By Matt Weinschenk

A new energy future is taking shape...

Oklo (OKLO) – a startup working to produce nuclear power via small reactors – recently won a major deal with the U.S. government.

In June, the company announced that the Defense Logistics Agency Energy – which buys fuel and power for U.S. bases – issued a notice of intent to sign a long-term power-purchase agreement for one of its 75-megawatt microreactors.

The microreactor will supply power to the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. Eielson sits just south of the Arctic Circle... And it spends heavily on diesel and coal.

Microreactors like the ones Oklo produces are a huge step up in the energy industry. They're between 100 and 1,000 times smaller than conventional nuclear reactors. That means they can be more easily transported to remote areas.

And this is only the latest in the nuclear renaissance that's taking shape in the U.S...

In May, President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders to boost domestic nuclear