Political Scrutiny Emerges Over Oklo’s Tennessee Fuel Center

Conflict of interest concerns over Energy Secretary’s Oklo ties add risk to $1.68B Oak Ridge project.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright holds a press conference on the sidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2025. (REUTERS/Lisa Leutner/ File Photo)

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has raised concerns that Energy Secretary Chris Wright may be working in the interest of h…