Deep Fission releases safety design agreement for Kansas nuclear pilot project

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 555

Last Updated: 18 hours, 59 minutes ago


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TOPEKA — The company building a nuclear reactor one mile underground in Parsons made its federally approved safety report available to the public Monday.

The U.S. Department of Energy approved Deep Fission Inc.’s safety design for its Gravity nuclear reactor in July. The company publicly shared the report, with only a few small redactions that relate to security, a news release said.

“We’re publishing our full (Nuclear Safety Design Agreement) because we think …

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