#8: Nuclear Waste, One Mile Underground: A New Approach with Rod Baltzer & Deep Isolation

Nuclear waste disposal is often seen as a political hurdle, but what if technology could revolutionize how we think about nuclear waste products? Rod Baltzer of Deep Isolation reveals how advanced directional drilling techniques—refined over decades by the oil & gas industry—offer a modular, cost-effective solution to safely bury spent nuclear fuel deep underground. This innovation could reshape spent fuel management and significantly improve the capital efficiency of nuclear waste disposal. Join host Brennan Moore as he and Rod also explore the financial and investment landscape shaping this vital aspect of the nuclear fuel cycle.

What is Nuclear Investing Podcast?

The Nuclear Investing Podcast features thoughtful, in-depth conversations about one of the most important pieces of the global energy mix: nuclear power.

Through interviews with leading industry leaders, investors, and policymakers, the show explores how nuclear energy is becoming central to the clean energy transition — and how investors are gearing up to support it.

Each episode gets to the root of how companies plan to build, finance, and deploy next-generation nuclear projects — and how they aim to create lasting value for investors and society.

The goal: to advance awareness and informed participation in the future of clean, reliable energy.