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Deep Fission Installs and Retrieves Full-Scale Reactor Canister Using Off-the-Shelf Drilling ...
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Fusion42 · 11 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Deep Fission successfully demonstrated the installation and retrieval of a full-scale prototype nuclear reactor canister using existing commercial drilling equipment, validating a novel underground deployment model for small modular pressurized water reactors that relies on mature technologies and existing industry infrastructure.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy, and 2 sources have reported it.
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You can now use existing drilling rigs to deploy and service underground reactors, cutting your infrastructure and regulatory complexity drastically. This opens a fast track to market for nuclear developers ready to leverage current drilling contractors and standard reactor tech.
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