One Company's Plan to Sink Nuclear Reactors Deep Underground

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By EditorDavidNov 23, 2025, 1:52 pm104 pts
Long-time Slashdot reader jenningsthecat shared this article from IEEE Spectrum: 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…

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