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Deep Fission and DOE Sign Reactor Pilot Agreement to Accelerate Path to Commercialization

Deep Fission, Inc., a pioneering advanced nuclear energy company developing small modular pressurized water reactors placed one mile underground, today announced that it has executed an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to build and operate a test reactor as part of President Trump’s Reactor Pilot Program.

12.03.2025

US firm advances plans to bury nuclear reactor a mile underground for safety

The company says Gravity will operate a mile underground where natural pressure and surrounding rock create a built-in containment system.

Interesting Engineering | 11.24.2025

US startup signs deal to deliver nuclear power to booming industry: ‘It wouldn’t surprise me if people are signing multiple agreements’

A California company developing nuclear power technology has secured nonbinding agreements to deliver 12.5 gigawatts of electricity, which would match what more than 12 standard nuclear reactors produce, Bloomberg reported.

Yahoo Finance | 11.22.2025

How AI Is Ushering In A New Nuclear Age

Atomic energy is back, thanks to the ravenous demands of AI, favoritism from Trump, and the zeal of young entrepreneurs raising billions to build mini-reactors. The upside is unlimited.

Forbes | 11.21.2025

Deep Fission Plans to Sink Nuclear Reactors Deep Underground > The company hopes reactors in boreholes will be safer and cheaper

By dropping a nuclear reactor 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) underground, Deep Fission aims to use the weight of a billion tons of rock and water as a natural containment system comparable to concrete domes and cooling towers. With the fission reaction occurring far below the surface, steam can safely circulate in a closed loop to generate power.

IEEE | 11.20.2025

Deep Fission Unveils the Name of its Deep Borehole Reactor: Gravity

Deep Fission, an advanced nuclear energy company redefining the industry by placing small modular pressurized water reactors in boreholes a mile underground, today announced the official name of its proprietary underground reactor: The Gravity Nuclear Reactor (“Gravity”).

11.18.2025

Deep Fission Promotes Mike Brasel to Chief Operating Officer

Deep Fission, Inc., a pioneering advanced nuclear energy company placing 15 MWe small modular pressurized water reactors in boreholes one mile underground, today announced the promotion of Mike Brasel to Chief Operating Officer (COO).

11.12.2025

Hutchinson among Kansas communities expressing interest in hosting nuclear plant

Could the state of Kansas start expanding on nuclear energy? TerraPower Co-founded by Bill Gates, and Deep Fission are two companies trying to bring nuclear energy to the state.

KWCH | 10.22.2025

Firm wants to build 1-mile deep nuclear reactor in Kansas

A company with plans to construct small, nuclear reactors 1 mile underground for data centers and other electricity-hungry industries plans to put its first reactors in Kansas, Texas and Utah. Deep Fission, a Berkeley, California company, announced its plans saying its technology will be able to meet the “explosive demand for power from artificial intelligence” and signed letters of intent with undisclosed partners in each of those states.

OK Energy Today | 10.18.2025

SMR developer Deep Fission signs LOIs with data centers and other large loads for 12.5GW of nuclear capacity

Deep Fission, an advanced nuclear energy company, has signed Letters of Intent (LOI) with data centers, co-developers, industrial parks, and strategic partners, totaling 12.5GW of potential capacity.

Data Centre Dynamics | 10.16.2025

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