Deep Fission Installs and Retrieves Full-Scale Reactor Canister Using Off-the-Shelf Drilling Equipment
Deep Fission announced it successfully installed and retrieved a full-size prototype reactor canister from a borehole using standard commercial drilling equipment operated by a commercial crew, with no demonstration requiring newly invented equipment. The test took place as part of its development of small modular pressurized water reactors located a mile underground.
Why it matters — This demonstrates that the company's underground reactor concept is workable with off-the-shelf drilling technology, a meaningful technical milestone for FISN watchers tracking the project's feasibility.