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Press Release, November 8, 2023

Deep Isolation to Present Paper in Collaboration with the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center at the IAEA International Conference in November 2023 in Vienna

Deep Isolation will present its paper on deep borehole demonstration at the IAEA’s International Conference in Vienna, November 6-10, 2023.

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Press Release, August 28, 2023

Deep Isolation Announces New Award with the US Department of Energy on Sequential Advancement of Technology for Deep Borehole Disposal as Part of $9 Million Funding Initiative

Deep Isolation is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s $9 million “CREATE” funding initiative to help shore up domestic energy production, improve energy efficiency and reliability, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Deep Isolation’s selected project will deliver testing and demonstration of key technologies for deep borehole disposal at a test facility in Cameron, Texas managed by the non-profit Deep Borehole Demonstration Center.

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Press Release, July 6, 2023

Deep Isolation wins new contract to prepare cost estimates for deep borehole disposal of Krško spent fuel

Deep Isolation EMEA Limited has been contracted by the radioactive waste management organizations of Slovenia and Croatia, ARAO and the Fund for financing the decommissioning of the Krško NPP (Fond-NEK) respectively, to deliver a cost study for the potential borehole disposal of spent fuel and high-level radioactive wastes from the Krško Nuclear Power Plant.

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Event, March 10 – 14, 2024

WM2024 Conference

Join nearly 3,000 attendees from more than 30 countries to discuss and share ideas on many crosscutting topics including: robotic handling, remote systems, new technologies, radioactive and hazardous waste characterization, treatment storage, packaging, transportation, and disposal, engineering design and construction, environmental laboratories, decontamination, decommissioning, and environmental remediation – as well as emerging topics such as small modular reactors, clean energy, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

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Spent Fuel (UxC.com), Sept 22, 2023

Spent Fuel Management Options in Estonia if the Country Goes Nuclear

Estonia’s government may decide next year if it will build a nuclear power plant and is studying several sites across the country to see if any are suitable. Fermi Energia has already investigated deep borehole disposal with Deep Isolation as a waste management option.

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Nuclear Newswire, Aug 31, 2023

Deep Isolation receives ARPA-E award to further borehole disposal technologies

Deep Isolation announced this week that it has received funding from the Department of Energy to test a range of deep borehole disposal canisters at a test facility in Cameron, Texas, managed by the nonprofit Deep Borehole Demonstration Center.

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Climate Base, Aug 1, 2023

Oppenheimer Brings Nuclear To The Forefront Of Cultural & Climate Tech

Today in our climate news section, “This Week In Climate”, we look at how Oppenheimer is bringing nuclear power to the forefront of the cultural conversation around climate tech.

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World Nuclear News, July 10, 2023

Study into deep borehole disposal costs at Krško

The radioactive waste management organisations of Slovenia and Croatia have contracted Deep Isolation to deliver a cost study on potential borehole disposal of used fuel and high-level radioactive wastes from the Krško nuclear power plant.

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World Nuclear News, June 9, 2023

Deep borehole demo work to be conducted in Norway

The Deep Borehole Demonstration Center has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Norsk Kjernekraft to collaborate on demonstration of deep borehole disposal in Norway. The centre – launched earlier this year – has already begun demonstration work at a site in Cameron, Texas.

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Energy Central, June 8, 2023

One small step toward responsible nuclear waste disposal?

In spite of its hydro and wind power (not to mention fossil fuel) resources, Norway is in the process of considering small nuclear reactors (SMR) for some applications. Far flung population and industrial centers may make SMRs useful to, for example, towns in the far north (above the arctic circle) that rely on fossil fuel ...

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Nuclear Engineering International, April 19, 2023

Waste will see combination of repositories, boreholes, recycling

The long-term toxicity of nuclear waste is the most pervasive argument against nuclear power but spent fuel can be effectively, permanently, and safely dealt with through a combination of deep-hole repositories, boreholes, and recycling.

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Nuclear Engineering International, March 23, 2023

NDA considers Deep Isolation borehole disposal

US-based Deep Isolation EMEA Ltd has published a study, commissioned by the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), which assessed the role directional borehole technology might play in supporting the UK Government’s strategic commitment to deep geological disposal of nuclear waste.

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The Engineer, March 22, 2023

New study on borehole disposal for nuclear waste

A new report commissioned by the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has found that borehole disposal cannot completely negate the need for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF).

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ARS Technica, March 17, 2023

Nuclear Waste Borehole Demonstration Center started

Collaborators are lined up, but the center is homeless at the moment.

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GeoDrilling International, March 6, 2023

Deep Borehole Demonstration Centre launches

The new Deep Borehole Demonstration Centre was officially launched at Waste Management Symposia 2023. The Centre, which is an independent, non-profit, science-driven organization – funded on a multinational, public-private-partnership basis, that aims to advance the maturity of the safety case for deep borehole disposal and the technical readiness levels of the disposal concept.

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ARS Technica, February 27, 2023

Could deep boreholes solve our nuclear waste problem?

Small bore holes could provide an alternative to centralized waste repositories.

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Nuclear Engineering International, November 3, 2022

Deep thought on disposal

Successfully creating a deep geological disposal site for high-level waste has long been a key challenge for the nuclear industry. Now, a series of breakthroughs seems to show light at the end of the tunnel.

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Nuclear Newswire, November 22, 2022

Nuclear waste disposal—What choice do we really have?

Nuclear waste disposal presents a frustrating problem far beyond its actual danger. No one has ever been harmed by commercial nuclear waste, and no one is likely to ever be harmed.

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atw - International Journal for Nuclear Power, November 2022

Innovations in Canister Design could offer improved cost-effectiveness and Flexibility in Nuclear Waste Disposal Systems

Chris Parker, Jesse Sloane, Mark Frei, from Deep Isolation and Steve Sisley from NAC describe the recent advances in canister engineering designs for storage, transportation and disposal of spent fuel assemblies from pressurized water reactors in the International Journal for Nuclear Power, beginning on page 39.

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The Orange County Register, November 7, 2022

Will nuclear renaissance come with waste disposal solution?

Teri Sforza with the Orange Country Register details how other nations are solving the problem of radioactive waste but tons of it still sit at San Onofre. Deep Isolation is mentioned for its deep borehole technology.

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AP, November 2, 2022

Oklo Selected for U.S. DOE Project to Enable Recycling of Used Nuclear Fuel in Partnership with Argonne National Laboratory, Deep Isolation, and Case Western Reserve University

Oklo Inc. has been awarded a $6.1 million cost-share project in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne), Deep Isolation, and Case Western Reserve University from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The project is funded under the ARPA-E Converting Used Nuclear Fuel Radioisotopes into Energy (CURIE) program. The CURIE program ...

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NS Energy, October 17, 2022

Advanced nuclear reactors: Profiling research projects aimed at limiting volume of waste

A new round of US DOE funding is supporting a swathe of new technologies that aim to effect a dramatic reduction in the volume of waste from the new generation of advanced nuclear reactor technologies. Deep Isolation partners with two groups receiving grant funding.

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World Nuclear News, August 10, 2022

Deep Isolation licenses disposal technology to Amentum

Deep Isolation has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with technical and engineering services provider Amentum to cooperate on the commercialisation of Deep Isolation’s radioactive waste disposal technology around the world.

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Nuclear Engineering International, July 21, 2022

R&D set to minimise waste volumes

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The Moxy Voice, July 2, 2022

Climate Change: Swapping Hysteria for Solutions

“Hysteria never helps anyone, and we believe in taking a measured approach to the science,” said Elizabeth. “I think there is as much exaggeration taking place as there is denial of the problem. Science isn’t perfect, and I’m sure there are many things at play we can never be 100 percent sure about. But regardless, ...

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Electrical India, June 25, 2022

Glimpses of global nuclear power industry

The traditional electric power industry has received a big jolt from the sudden outbreak of Russia-Ukraine war. In order to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity at an affordable price with low carbon footprint, most of the countries will now concentrate on harnessing nuclear energy.

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Category Visionaries, Sept 1, 2023

Front Lines: Elizabeth Muller

Elizabeth Muller, CEO and Co-Founder of Deep Isolation, talks with us about the nuclear waste disposal solution that’s raised over $22 Million in funding.

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Fire2Fission, July 6, 2023

Deep Isolation’s Elizabeth Muller on nuclear waste disposal

Liz Muller chats with Mark Hinaman about Deep Isolation’s strategy to utilize oil and gas technologies to develop storage systems for spent nuclear fuel.

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World Nuclear News, September 1, 2022

Deep Isolation’s Elizabeth Muller on nuclear waste disposal

Liz Muller’s portion begins at 22:40. Elizabeth Muller is CEO and co-founder of Deep Isolation, who talks about her background as an environmentalist and explains why she wanted to “solve” the issue of nuclear waste disposal so that the future growth of nuclear is not held back by negative public perception of the issue. She explains ...

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Atomic Insights, August 9, 2022

The Power Hungry Podcast: Elizabeth Muller

Elizabeth Muller is the CEO of Deep Isolation, a Berkeley-based company that seeks to resolve America’s nuclear waste challenge by using technology borrowed from the oil and gas business. In this episode, she explains why the waste issue must be solved before the nuclear sector can have a full renaissance, why Deep Isolation must have ...

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Press Releases

Press Release, November 8, 2023

Deep Isolation to Present Paper in Collaboration with the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center at the IAEA International Conference in November 2023 in Vienna

Deep Isolation will present its paper on deep borehole demonstration at the IAEA’s International Conference in Vienna, November 6-10, 2023.

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Press Release, August 28, 2023

Deep Isolation Announces New Award with the US Department of Energy on Sequential Advancement of Technology for Deep Borehole Disposal as Part of $9 Million Funding Initiative

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Press Release, July 6, 2023

Deep Isolation wins new contract to prepare cost estimates for deep borehole disposal of Krško spent fuel

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Press Release, May 31, 2023

The Deep Borehole Demonstration Center expands its community of collaboration partners by signing MOU with Norsk Kjernekraft in Norway

Today, the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center is pleased to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on demonstration of deep borehole disposal in Norway in addition to its work in Cameron, Texas.

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Press Release, Mar 20, 2023

Deep Isolation publishes study of deep borehole disposal for the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Deep Isolation EMEA Ltd. has published a study, commissioned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), that provides an initial assessment of the role that the company’s directional borehole technology might play in supporting the UK Government’s strategic commitment to deep geological disposal of nuclear waste.

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Press Release, Feb 27, 2023

The Deep Borehole Demonstration Center Launches Today at Waste Management Symposia in Phoenix, Arizona

The new Deep Borehole Demonstration Center officially launches today at Waste Management Symposia 2023.

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Press Release, Feb 22, 2023

Deep Isolation Signs Agreement for Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)

Deep Isolation US LLC (Deep Isolation) entered into a Mentor-Protégé Agreement with Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLC (SIMCO), the new Management and Operation contractor for the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). SIMCO’s parent is Bechtel National, Inc.

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Press Release, Feb 8, 2023

Deep Isolation awarded grant for nuclear waste disposal canister development in the U.K.

Deep Isolation EMEA Ltd. has won a grant from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (formerly BEIS) to engineer a corrosion-resistant canister capable of safely encapsulating spent fuel assemblies for disposal within deep borehole repositories 1 to 3 kilometers underground.

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Press Release, January 12, 2023

Deep Borehole Demonstration Center Announced with Launch Executive Director Ted Garrish

A new Deep Borehole Demonstration Center will be publicly launched Feb. 27 at the Waste Management Symposium in Phoenix, Ariz.

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Press Release, December 1, 2022

Deep Isolation to research deep borehole disposal as part of EPRI DOE grant to study uranium recovery options for next gen reactors

LONDON – Deep Isolation announced today it is part of a grant project awarded to EPRI, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Southern Company Research and Development. The $2.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is for a joint nuclear research and development project focused on nuclear fuel management options to help ...

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Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

EPRI Press Release, November 17, 2022

EPRI Receives DOE Award to Research Uranium Recovery Options for the Next Generation of Reactors

PALO ALTO, Calif. (Nov. 17, 2022) – – EPRI, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Southern Company Research and Development, and Deep Isolation announced today they have been awarded $2.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a joint nuclear research and development project. The project is focused on nuclear fuel management options to help power ...

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Press Release, November 2, 2022

Deep Isolation to design waste disposal plan for Argonne National Lab’s $4.9M CURIE grant to develop spent nuclear fuel recycling processes

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Press Announcement, October 27, 2022

Deep Isolation partners with Fermi Energia to explore borehole solutions for spent nuclear fuel and vitrified waste

London — Deep Isolation announced today it will team up with Fermi Energia to further explore a deep borehole repository disposal solution for a proposed small modular reactor design that developers hope will help Estonia in its efforts to achieve net zero emissions. Deep Isolation will work with Fermi Energia to analyze the costs and ...

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Press Announcement, September 29, 2022

Nuclear Industry expert Steve Nesbit joins Deep Isolation as Utilities Advisor

Berkeley — Steve Nesbit, an expert in policy relating to nuclear power, has joined Deep Isolation as a Utilities Advisor. Nesbit is the founder of LMNT Consulting Company and joins Deep Isolation as a consultant after a 40-year career in the nuclear power industry. Nesbit’s career included 37 years at Duke Energy, where he most ...

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Press Release, September 19, 2022

Deep Isolation offers opportunity to enable nuclear power expansion

Berkeley —The lack of a viable spent fuel disposal solution remains an obstacle to the increasing global interest in nuclear power that guarantees energy security and helps enable a net zero world. Deep Isolation, a leading innovator in nuclear waste disposal solutions, is today kicking off an opportunity for investors to participate in the only ...

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Press Release, August 9, 2022

Deep Isolation and Amentum form Partnership to Commercialize Nuclear Waste Disposal Technology Globally

Deep Isolation and Amentum form partnership to commercialize nuclear waste disposal technology–a $30 billion market opportunity.

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Press Release, July 11, 2022

Solving Nuclear Waste Enables Future for Nuclear Energy

SEOUL — As governments worldwide are prioritizing the development of nuclear energy, there is increasing interest in nuclear waste disposal. So far, the U.S.-Korean partnership on nuclear has focused largely on power production (such as the collaboration between NuScale and Doosan). And now that Europe has determined that nuclear must have a waste solution to ...

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