“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