“Mountains of research confirms that unlocking innovation requires diversity of thought and diversity of people. ” – Geri Strengel, Forbes

From flying cars to nuclear waste, The Org interviewed the CEOs of some of the most promising Seed and Series A stage sustainability startups in the San Francisco Bay Area. We discussed their market, challenges, target buyers, and team strategy.

Industry experts agree that deep geological repositories are needed for long-term storage of spent reactor fuel. They’re also digging for alternative methods.

Please have a look at this discussion of possible ways to deal with nuclear waste.   The latest speaker is James Taylor (no- not that James Taylor!), General Manager of the environmental division of Bechtel’s Nuclear, Security, & Environmental global business unit.

Deep Isolation has signed a long-term cooperation and licensing agreement with NAC International to design, manufacture and supply canisters to store and/or dispose of nuclear waste in deep horizontal boreholes. The agreement follows a short-term memorandum of understanding the two companies signed last year.

Our Innovation Analysts recently looked into emerging technologies and up-and-coming startups working on solutions for the energy sector. As there is a large number of startups working on a wide variety of solutions, we want to share our insights with you. This time, we are taking a look at 5 promising nuclear energy solutions.

Nuclear energy in the USA generates about 2,000 metric tonne of used fuel each year, with a total of 84,000 metric tonne since the 1950s, stored at more than 70 sites, most of them commercial nuclear power plants, in 34 states. The country has yet to build a permanent disposal location for the spent fuel,

Those who are interested in the issue of nuclear waste might want to have a look at this series of 3 podcasts provided by Deep Isolation.  Keep in mind that this is a company that is developing the idea of geological isolation of high-level nuclear waste. Regardless of what one may think of the podcasts, the CEO

This article is behind a paywall: Business Insider Prime included Deep Isolation CEO Liz Muller on a list of 21 emerging leaders in clean tech for the company’s work to dispose of nuclear waste now rather than leaving it for future generations to deal with.

Women Who Mean Business Deep Isolation CEO, Liz Muller was featured in an article by UC-San Diego “UC San Diego ranks in top 25 for female-founded startups”. Women are on the rise. According to the latest U.S. census data, they make up more than 50% of the population. They also earn more degrees at every

The father-daughter team had invited 40 nuclear scientists, U.S. Department of Energy officials, oil and gas professionals, and environmentalists to witness the first-ever attempt to test whether the latest oil-fracking technology could be used to permanently dispose of the most dangerous nuclear waste.

the long-term safety of nuclear waste disposal in a generic horizontal drillhole repository is evaluated using numerical simulations, Hydrogeologist Stefan Finsterle explains the results.

Efforts to explore whether it is feasible to permanently dispose of high-level nuclear waste in deep horizontal boreholes under next-generation nuclear reactor sites got a boost in late April as nuclear waste technology rm Deep Isolation signed its first contract with industry.

This Article is behind a pay wall: Deep Isolation announced this week that it will host two webinars to discuss the company’s solution for storing or disposing of nuclear waste in deep horizontal drillholes. These sessions will also cover the content of the company’s latest white paper, which provides a cost-benefit analysis that compares drillholes

This article is behind a pay-wall: Muller pointed out that this work is part of a long process of validation for their technology to safely and permanently dispose of spent nuclear fuel. This report, which was extensively reviewed both internally and externally, is a significant milestone for the company, as it will serve to inform

This article is behind a pay wall: Deep Isolation announced April 27 that it has been awarded a contract from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to collaborate with EPRI, Southern Company, the Nuclear Energy Institute, Auburn University in Alabama, and J Kessler and Associates to evaluate the feasibility of onsite horizontal deep borehole disposal

This article is behind a pay wall: Deep Isolation said Monday it has secured a contract to support an industry feasibility study on the potential for same-site selection for both new advanced nuclear power reactors and borehole-based disposal of the spent fuel with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Elizabeth Muller, CEO of Deep Isolation, announced the completion of a Post-Closure Safety Analysis for their concept of deep borehole disposal of nuclear waste. Deep Isolation is a company out of Berkeley that is working to dispose of nuclear waste in deep boreholes in the Earth’s crust, safer and at a lower cost than existing strategies.

John Grimsich, Deep Isolation Director of Sciences, contributed to an experts discussion of how to dispose of the United Kingdom’s accumulation of intermediate and high-level nuclear waste.

Futurist and author Trond Arne Undheim interviews Elizabeth Muller, CEO and co-founder of Deep Isolation, the nuclear waste disposal startup, which she has founded together with renowned physicist Richard Muller, who is also her father. 

This video interview was film at an earlier date: CEO Elizabeth Muller is a guest on the Titans for nuclear podcast with Jadwiga Najder.

CEO Elizabeth Muller is a guest on the Business for Good Podcast with Paul Shapiro.

Rod Adams, host of the Atomic Insights podcast, interviews Liz Muller about the Deep Isolation deep horizontal borehole solution for nuclear waste disposal.

Jason Jacobs, host of My Climate Journey podcast, interviews Liz Muller about how and why she founded Deep Isolation to solve the nuclear waste disposal problem.

Deep Isolation, a leading innovator in the global nuclear waste storage and disposal market, has signed a long-term cooperation and licensing agreement with NAC International Inc. (NAC) to design, manufacture and supply the canisters that will be used to safely store and/or dispose of nuclear waste in deep horizontal boreholes.

London, United Kingdom — Deep Isolation, a leading innovator in nuclear waste disposal, is expanding to better serve the more than 30 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) that are seeking a safe and cost-effective nuclear waste solution. The company, which has added to its EMEA team in London, just published a

Berkeley, CA – Deep Isolation, a leading innovator in nuclear waste disposal solutions, has been awarded a contract from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), an independent nonprofit organization for public interest energy and environmental research. Deep Isolation will collaborate with EPRI, Southern Company, the Nuclear Energy Institute, Auburn University, and J Kessler and Associates