Underground Nuclear Reactors: What to Know

22/11/2025 15 min
Underground Nuclear Reactors: What to Know

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Episode Synopsis

The articles I reference in this segment:


https://spectrum.ieee.org/underground-nuclear-reactor-deep-fission

https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/advanced/who-were-working-with/pre-application-activities/deep-fission

https://blog.ucs.org/edwin-lyman/five-things-the-nuclear-bros-dont-want-you-to-know-about-small-modular-reactors/

https://thebulletin.org/2020/03/nuclear-waste-disposal-why-the-case-for-deep-boreholes-is-full-of-holes/

https://www.deepisolation.com/blogs/q-and-a-with-deep-isolation-hydrogeologist-stefan-finsterle/

https://www.kcur.org/news/2025-10-13/a-nuclear-startup-wants-to-put-a-reactor-1-mile-underground-in-kansas

https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/nuclear-waste/storage-and-disposal-of-radioactive-waste