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Deep Fission to Launch Kansas Nuclear Reactor in 2025

12/6/2025

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Deep Fission, a U.S.-based startup, will break ground for its first commercial small nuclear reactor in Parsons, Kansas, with a groundbreaking ceremony December 9, 2025.
The reactor will be placed one mile underground at Great Plains Industrial Park, a 14,000-acre site, and Deep Fission aims to reach criticality by July 4, 2026, pending authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Local officials from Republican and Democratic parties support the project.

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Story summary

Deep Fission, a U.S.-based startup, will break ground for its first commercial small nuclear reactor in Parsons, Kansas, with a groundbreaking ceremony December 9, 2025.
The reactor will be placed one mile underground at Great Plains Industrial Park, a 14,000-acre site, and Deep Fission aims to reach criticality by July 4, 2026, pending authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Local officials from Republican and Democratic parties support the project.