Microsoft to help Aalo Atomics modernize nuclear project licensing

Aalo Atomics, an Austin-based nuclear energy startup, has partnered with Microsoft to accelerate the licensing and permitting process for nuclear projects by leveraging Microsoft’s Generative AI tools and automation technologies. The collaboration aims to automate and simplify the traditionally slow and complex regulatory procedures that delay nuclear manufacturing and deployment. By deploying AI agents and expanding these into a comprehensive digital platform, the companies seek to transform how nuclear energy systems are licensed, built, and operated at scale, ultimately boosting permitting speed and operational efficiency. The partnership builds on Aalo Atomics’ use of Microsoft’s Generative AI for Energy Permitting Solution Accelerator, which has already addressed key industry challenges by integrating AI into workflows using diverse datasets such as design data and risk models. This initiative won two awards at Microsoft’s annual Hackathon and is rapidly expanding to include a broader suite of AI agents for various tasks. Aalo Atomics’ CTO Yasir Arafat and SVP Jon Guidroz emphasize that this AI-driven approach aims to overcome permitting bott