Most people have probably heard the term “nuclear waste,” but not many know exactly what it is and why it’s a big federal energy policy concern. It may also surprise some to hear that we have a big nuclear waste problem in the United States—a problem that has nothing to do with knowing how to...

Nuclear fission generates about 20% of the United States’ electricity. The US is investing billions of dollars into nuclear. Will it pay off?

Deep Isolation, the company that's developed a novel new nuclear waste disposal technology, hopes Congress' overwhelming support for the ADVANCE Act will lend its efforts some political momentum.

US Navarro Research & Engineering, and Deep Isolation have entered into a strategic partnership to advance the safe disposal of high-level nuclear waste in deep geologic boreholes. 

Deep Isolation has performed two field tests to show that retrieval of nuclear waste packages from a deep borehole is possible using off-the-shelf oil and gas exploration tools. Together, this data and field test results present compelling evidence that retrievability from boreholes can be assured if retrievability is desired for a given period of time.

Deep Isolation and its partners have built a first prototype of a nuclear waste disposal canister. It’s an important step toward a working system to safely dispose of spent fuel in boreholes deep beneath the Earth’s surface.

Deep Isolation and partners including the Nuclear AMRC have completed the manufacture of a full-size prototype canister for the safe geological disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in deep boreholes.

Pairing a used fuel recycling facility with deep borehole disposal technology could reduce the total volume of waste requiring disposal in a deep geologic repository by greater than 90%, a study by Deep Isolation and SHINE Technologies has found.

Fermi Energia, an Estonian company pioneering the use of small modular reactor (SMR) technology to support energy security and a net-zero energy market for Estonia, has announced that it has selected Deep Isolation’s technology as its solution for storage and disposal of SMR spent fuel.

In the Energy News Beat, Conversation in Energy with Stuart Turley interviews Elizabeth Muller, Executive Chair and Co-Founder, about the future of nuclear power and the challenges surrounding nuclear waste disposal. They explore public perception shifts, the potential for recycling nuclear waste, and regulatory barriers in the US compared to Europe. Elizabeth highlights Deep Isolation’s innovative underground disposal method and emphasizes the need for legislative changes to advance nuclear power as a key component in achieving net-zero emissions.

Happy Planet podcast talks with entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders who are in the trenches fighting for our planet with their innovations. This week’s guest, Elizabeth (Liz) Muller is Co-Founder of Deep Isolation. 

In an interview with Energy.Media, Elizabeth Muller talks about her passion for climate change and how her Berkeley, CA-based startup safely stores nuclear waste underground.

In an interview with Ignition, Muller recounted the twists her career has taken as she’s searched for sensible, viable approaches to mitigating climate change. 

In this episode, Liz shares her vision of wanting to solve nuclear waste to help unlock the potential of nuclear power to address global warming. This is an informative and inspiring discussion about what it takes to bring a breakthrough idea into the world. 

Elizabeth Muller, CEO and Co-Founder of Deep Isolation, talks with us about the nuclear waste disposal solution that’s raised over $22 Million in funding.

Liz Muller chats with Mark Hinaman about Deep Isolation’s strategy to utilize oil and gas technologies to develop storage systems for spent nuclear fuel.

Deep Isolation received an award from the Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation at the U.S. Department of State to provide expert advice to selected Central and Eastern European Governments on the development of integrated waste management strategies for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).

Deep Isolation, a leader in nuclear waste disposal solutions, successfully hosted its third technical workshop for the UPWARDS project, a project centered on the development of a Universal Canister System (UCS).

The Deep Borehole Demonstration Center (DBD Center) is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew (Andy) Griffith as its new Executive Director.

Deep Isolation has been selected as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) initiative, which funds energy and environmental projects with potential for commercialization.

Deep Isolation welcomes the initiative from ANS and other groups to request the House and Senate Appropriation Committees to provide an additional $3 million in FY 2025 for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office to develop a new, technology-neutral, generic protection standard that reflects modern, international practices and that would apply to future high-level nuclear waste disposal facilities.

Deep Isolation welcomes the vote this week by the Estonian Parliament, the Riigikogu, in which a three-fifths majority passed a Resolution supporting the adoption of nuclear energy in Estonia.

Deep Isolation announces Rod Baltzer as CEO. Baltzer succeeds Elizabeth Muller, who will transition to the role of Executive Chair.

Navarro, a leader in the nuclear field and Deep Isolation, a pioneer in nuclear waste disposal solutions, have entered into a strategic partnership to collectively drive forward the safe disposal of high-level nuclear waste in deep geologic boreholes.

PHOENIX AZ, March 11, 2024 — Deep Isolation, a leading innovator in nuclear waste storage and disposal solutions, will present its three latest publications and offer insights into site screening criteria at Waste Management Symposia 2024. The conference is taking place at the Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ from March 10 through March 14, 2024.

SHINE Technologies today announced that it has selected Deep Isolation’s technology as its preferred solution for storage and disposal of the high-level waste that will remain as a residue after deployment of SHINE’s technology for recycling used nuclear fuel (UNF).

Deep Isolation with the support of the UK government, delivers first prototype canister for the disposal of nuclear waste in deep boreholes.

Collaboration between Deep Isolation and SHINE Technologies shows path to reducing total volume of waste requiring deep geologic disposal.

Fermi Energia announced that it has selected Deep Isolation’s technology as its solution for storage and disposal of SMR spent fuel.

Curio, a trailblazer in nuclear technology solutions, and Deep Isolation, an innovator in nuclear waste disposal, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collectively drive forward the development of advanced technologies for efficient and secure disposal of high-level nuclear waste (HLW).

Deep Isolation will present its paper on deep borehole demonstration at the IAEA’s International Conference in Vienna, November 6-10, 2023.