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A nuclear reactor is being installed a mile underground in Kansas

Science | 2026-09-02 at 14:00 UTC | Source: www.newscientist.com
Deep Fission has just received safety approval from the US Department of Energy for a reactor design that it plans to install at the bottom of a deep hole
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