Since the announcement of a borehole nuclear reactor project last December, the people of Parsons and greater southeast ...

California startup Deep Fission has begun drilling a test well for its underground small modular PWR as part of DOE’s Reactor Pilot Program.

Goddard said that beyond the meet and greet, he has felt there has been a lack of communication with legislators, and said that he didn’t receive an invitation to the groundbreaking last December, ...

Innovative startup Deep Fission is pioneering next-generation nuclear energy by deploying a "gravity reactor" in a mile-deep borehole, a design that promises to slash operational costs by up to 80% ...

Dozens of Labette County residents and city leaders gathered Thursday in Parsons to hear from representatives of a company planning a 1-mile underground ...

A community meeting in Parsons, Kansas, reveals deep divisions over Deep Fission’s underground nuclear project.

Deep Fission executives faced concerned residents Thursday evening to address questions about their controversial underground nuclear reactor project, marking the first public meeting after the ...

Deep Fission’s "Gravity" reactor uses water columns to create the 160 atmospheres of pressure needed for power.

California-based startup Deep Fission, which aims to place small modular reactors in boreholes a mile underground, has begun ...

The Deep Fission company schedules a public meeting to address citizen questions and concerns about a proposed underground ...

Refueling is comprised of three major phases: shut down, refueling, during which the plant goes through a quality control check, and restarting the reactor.

A materials expert told Friends of ORNL that advanced nuclear reactors need 21st-century materials to withstand extreme ...