In this episode of the WTR Small‑Cap Spotlight podcast, Rod Baltzer, CEO of Deep Isolation Nuclear, Inc., joins Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair, Co‑Founder, and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, along with WTR Analyst Eric Goldstein. Deep Isolation is an innovative nuclear waste disposal technology company focused on protecting human health and the environment by addressing one of the most persistent challenges of the nuclear age. The company has pioneered a patented, directionally drilled deep‑borehole disposal system that places spent nuclear fuel and high‑level radioactive waste approximately one mile underground — twice the depth of a traditional mined repository, at roughly 70% lower cost, and achievable in months rather than decades.

Deep Isolation CEO Rod Baltzer joins Going Nuclear to discuss one of the least understood but most important challenges facing the future of nuclear energy: long-term nuclear waste disposal. The conversation explores how Deep Isolation is applying advanced directional drilling technology from the oil and gas sector to create deep borehole disposal systems designed to safely isolate spent nuclear fuel far underground for thousands of years. Rod explains the current bottlenecks surrounding nuclear waste management, the economics of storage and disposal, and why solving the backend of the fuel cycle is becoming increasingly important as small modular reactors and advanced nuclear technologies scale globally. From public market ambitions and international partnerships to the engineering behind disposal canisters and horizontal boreholes, this episode offers a rare deep dive into the future of nuclear waste infrastructure.

In this episode of the Advanced Nuclear Podcast, UCAN Power welcomes Rod Baltzer, CEO of Deep Isolation, for an in‑depth discussion on how deep borehole technology could transform nuclear waste disposal in the United States. Baltzer explains why traditional mined repositories have struggled to deliver timely solutions and how Deep Isolation’s approach—placing nuclear waste deep underground in stable geologic formations—offers a faster, more flexible, and potentially more publicly acceptable alternative. 

While managing spent fuel from current commercial reactors is a major concern for nuclear engineers today, one question remains about nuclear energy, SMRs, and next-gen reactors: where does spent fuel go long term? Rod Baltzer from Deep Isolation explores how spent fuel can be placed about a mile below the surface into deep boreholes using directional drilling techniques.

Nuclear waste disposal is often seen as a political hurdle, but what if technology could revolutionize how we think about nuclear waste products? Rod Baltzer of Deep Isolation reveals how advanced directional drilling techniques—refined over decades by the oil & gas industry—offer a modular, cost-effective solution to safely bury spent nuclear fuel deep underground. This innovation could reshape spent fuel management and significantly improve the capital efficiency of nuclear waste disposal. Join host Brennan Moore as he and Rod also explore the financial and investment landscape shaping this vital aspect of the nuclear fuel cycle.

This episode of The Green Insider featured an interview with Rod Baltzer, President and CEO of Deep Isolation, who discussed the company’s innovative approach to nuclear waste disposal using horizontal drilling techniques. Rod explained Deep Isolation’s solution for spent nuclear fuel disposal and their global consultancy work in nuclear decommissioning and waste management, highlighting projects in various countries and their collaboration with national radioactive waste management organizations

Join us for an insightful conversation with Rod Baltzer, Chief Executive Officer of Deep Isolation, as he shares how the industry is rethinking long-term disposal and how Deep Isolation are disrupting traditional approaches to managing nuclear waste.

What if the key to unlocking nuclear energy’s future has been buried all along? In this episode of Green Giants: Titans of Renewable Energy, host Wes Ashworth dives into one of the most overlooked and misunderstood challenges of the clean energy transition: nuclear waste disposal. His guest, Rod Baltzer, is a 25-year veteran of the nuclear waste industry and now CEO of Deep Isolation, a company pioneering deep horizontal borehole disposal for spent nuclear fuel. With a background in finance and a career spanning public and private sector leadership, Rod brings a rare combination of technical insight, regulatory experience, and business acumen to an issue most would rather ignore.

Deep isolation works with government waste management programs to reduce the liability of growing nuclear waste inventories. The company has designed and developed a directional borehole disposal solution that meets strict safety standards and tailor the concept to the waste form, available geology options and specific needs such as footprint allowances.

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What if the solution to America’s 70-year nuclear waste problem was hiding in plain sight? Rod Baltzer, CEO of Deep Isolation, joins Tim Montague to reveal how his company plans to revolutionize nuclear waste storage using existing oil and gas drilling technology.