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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

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Deep Fission Expands Customer Pipeline to 12.5 Gigawatts

Deep Fission, Inc. (“Deep Fission” or the “Company”), a pioneering advanced nuclear energy company placing small modular pressurized water reactors in boreholes one mile underground, announced today it has signed Letters of Intent (LOIs) with data centers, co-developers, industrial parks, and strategic partners totaling 12.5 gigawatts (GW) of power. The LOIs outline plans to pursue commercial deployment of Deep Fission’s small modular reactors (SMRs).

10.15.2025