Most father-daughter duos catch up over, say, hiking or brunch. But physicist Richard Muller and his daughter Elizabeth bond by burying tiny nuclear reactors a mile underground. The idea behind their startup, Deep Fission: 70 such reactors could power a 1-GW AI data center at an estimated 6 cents/kW. DOE has tapped Deep Fission for its Reactor Pilot Program, and data center developers have already lined up for 12.5 GW worth of these wee reactors.
Sun, Apr 5
Molly Glick
Energy Central Team
NEWS: Acclaimed Physicist And His Daughter Are Burying Tiny Nuclear Reactors A Mile Underground
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