Meta Platforms' prepayment for future electricity from Oklo Inc. is financing more than a power project: it is also underpinning Oklo's purchase of HALEU fuel for the first phase of a planned 1.2-gigawatt Ohio campus.

Hyperscaler demand reaches the fuel chain

Oklo's HALEU purchase from Centrus Energy is supported by Meta's prepayment for future Oklo power production. The arrangement links a large technology-sector electricity buyer to the front end of the nuclear fuel cycle, where new enrichment capacity requires customers willing to commit capital years before deliveries begin.

Meta said on Jan. 9, 2026 that the Ohio campus could supply the PJM market as early as 2030. Oklo's January timetable targeted the first Ohio phase as early as 2030, with incremental expansion to 1.2 GW by 2034.

Ohio site and fuel timing

The campus is planned for 206 acres Oklo owns in Pike County, Ohio, on land formerly owned by the Department of Energy. Pre-construction and site characterization were slated to begin in 2026. The Centrus HALEU deliveries that would fuel the first phase are scheduled to begin in 2029.

Centrus' enrichment expansion is also located in Pike County, creating a compact Ohio supply chain: Centrus enriches HALEU at its American Centrifuge Plant, Oklo plans Aurora powerhouses nearby, and Meta commits to buy the resulting electricity and jobs in the state.

Why it matters for HALEU demand

Advanced reactor developers have struggled to convert announced projects into firm fuel orders because fuel supply, reactor licensing and power offtake must advance together. The Meta-backed Oklo purchase provides a template in which a power customer's prepayment helps finance fuel procurement and, in turn, new enrichment capacity.

The structure does not eliminate execution risk. Oklo's risk disclosures cite deconversion and fuel-fabrication capacity, additional financing and government approvals as factors that could affect schedules. The company has not disclosed the HALEU volume, contract value or prepayment amount.

Still, the Ohio campus gives HALEU suppliers a visible demand signal tied to a named power buyer and a 2029 fuel delivery date. If the first phase meets its early-2030s target, it would be one of the first commercial advanced reactor campuses to convert hyperscaler electricity demand into HALEU offtake.

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