No the West doesn't need this technology given its significant amount of uranium supply. Is it a nice to have - sure.

For nuclear the playbook goes - design of technology is in the west. China copycats the reactor and puts it through their deployment engine (see current nuclear deployment). Maybe that changes -- but this doesn't prove that.

China pushing the development is fantastic though for the world to give their head a shake and finally get back in the game.

MSRs are riding the Oklo hype train and have a long way to go.