WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, June 2, 2026
Interviews

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 ...

Going Nuclear with Justin Huhn and Trevor Hall, May 22, 2026
The Race to Solve Nuclear Waste Storage | Rod Baltzer
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 ...

The Advanced Nuclear Podcast, May 18, 2026
Rod Baltzer: Deep Isolation and the Future of Nuclear Waste
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 ...
The Four Worlds Podcast, April 7, 2026
What Deep Isolation Is Doing Differently with Nuclear Waste
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 ...

Nuclear Investing Podcast, Feb 12, 2026
Nuclear Waste, One Mile Underground: A New Approach with Rod Baltzer & Deep Isolation
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 ...

The Green Insider, Jan 21, 2026
An Innovative Nuclear Waste Disposal Solution
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 ...

Rullion Reflections, Dec 11, 2025
What does it really take to manage nuclear waste safely and responsibly?
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.

LGS Green Giants, Nov 29, 2025
Can Horizontal Boreholes Solve Nuclear’s Biggest Problem? Rod Baltzer Thinks So
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 ...

EnerCom Denver, Aug 20, 2025
Deep Isolation Enercom Presentation
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. View the PDF presentation.

Clean Power Hour, Aug 19, 2025
Can We Finally Solve the 70-Year Nuclear Waste Problem?
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.