Episode Details

In today’s episode, we cover:

• What is Deep Isolation and how it’s addressing the issue of nuclear waste disposal
• The half-a-century history of nuclear waste
• Genesis of Deep Isolation and Elizabeth’s earlier work founding Berkeley Earth
• Directional drilling as a solution for long-term storage of nuclear waste
• Partnerships with communities
• Pollution studies performed by Berkeley Earth
• The opportunity of using impermeable rock
• The importance of being able to retrieve waste stored in drill-holes
• How the issue of consent by a community underpins the solution
• The pros and cons of Yucca Mountain as a long-term storage plan
• Partnership with Bechtel
• How it serves governments and utilities differently
• The gamut of storage solutions used globally
• Stages of going to market
• Deep Isolation’s funding to date and sources of capital
• Where it sees opportunities in terms of future financial partners
• Stakeholders in the nuclear waste space
• Engagement with environmental groups

Links to topics discussed in this episode:

• Deep Isolation: https://www.deepisolation.com/
• Berkeley Earth: http://berkeleyearth.org/
• Directional drilling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directional_drilling
• Borehole disposal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_borehole_disposal
• Yucca Mountain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_Mountain_nuclear_waste_repository
• Bechtel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechtel

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