Deep Isolation Nuclear gets Texas disposal pilot permit
The permit supports planned site and construction work ahead of subsequent drilling and subsurface testing.
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Deep Isolation Nuclear, Inc. (DBHL) said the Texas Railroad Commission issued a drilling permit on October 1, 2026, for its full-scale, non-radioactive Commercialization Pilot near Cameron, Texas. The permit allows the project to advance from engineering and design toward construction and field activities.
The project team plans site and construction activities in preparation for subsequent drilling and subsurface testing. The pilot is designed as an end-to-end demonstration of deep borehole disposal technology using non-radioactive materials, with field data and operational experience intended to support future commercial deployment. Collaborators include the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center, Halliburton, Amentum, NAC International and Occlusion Nuclear Solutions.
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 1, 2026, Deep Isolation Nuclear, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that the Texas Railroad Commission has issued a drilling permit for the Company’s full-scale, non-radioactive Commercialization Pilot near Cameron, Texas, which will allow the project to advance from engineering and design toward construction and field activities at the demonstration site.
A copy of the Press Release being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), nor shall it be deemed “incorporated by reference” into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the 1934 Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DEEP ISOLATION NUCLEAR, INC. | ||
| Date: October 2, 2026 | By: | /s/ Rodney Baltzer |
| Rodney Baltzer President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
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Exhibit 99.1
Press Release, October 1, 2026
Deep Isolation Advances Nuclear Waste Disposal Demonstration with Issuance of Texas Drilling Permit
Regulatory Authorization Supports Deep Isolation’s Plans to Move Its Full-Scale, Non-Radioactive Commercialization Pilot Toward Construction and Field Activities
BERKELEY, CA – Deep Isolation Nuclear, Inc. (OTCQB: DBHL) (“Deep Isolation” or the “Company”), a leading innovator in nuclear waste disposal technology, today announced that the Texas Railroad Commission has issued a drilling permit for the Company’s full-scale, non-radioactive Commercialization Pilot near Cameron, Texas. The regulatory authorization allows the project to advance from engineering and design toward construction and field activities at the demonstration site.
“Receipt of this permit is a major milestone for Deep Isolation as we move the development of our deep borehole disposal technology into field activities,” said Jesse Sloane, Executive Vice President of Engineering at Deep Isolation. “The Commercialization Pilot is designed to demonstrate, at full scale and at depth, the integrated technologies and operations that underpin our deep borehole disposal solution. Reaching this point reflects a tremendous amount of rigorous, high-quality work by our team and our project collaborators. We are incredibly excited to move into the construction and field work phase together with these collaborators and bring years of engineering and planning into the field.”
“This milestone demonstrates the technical design, project preparation, and collaboration behind the Commercialization Pilot,” said Steve Haden, Senior Vice President, Project Management, at Halliburton. “As we drill a new well for this effort, Halliburton will apply its subsurface, drilling, and well construction experience to support the deployment of Deep Isolation’s technology in a new application and assist the project team.”
The Commercialization Pilot is designed as a full-scale, end-to-end demonstration of Deep Isolation’s deep borehole disposal technology using non-radioactive materials. The project aims to demonstrate key operational activities associated with the Company’s solution, providing field data and operational experience intended to support future commercial deployment.
The Texas project brings together Deep Isolation with the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center, Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), Amentum (NYSE: AMTM), NAC International (TYO: 7004), and Occlusion Nuclear Solutions. With the drilling permit issued, the project team plans to advance site and construction activities in preparation for subsequent drilling and subsurface testing.
The drilling permit represents another step toward demonstrating how proven drilling practices can be adapted for deep borehole disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. By demonstrating its system at full scale without radioactive material, Deep Isolation aims to generate practical engineering and operational experience that can inform future commercial projects.
About Deep Isolation
Deep Isolation (OTCQB: DBHL) is the first company to undertake development of technologies for nuclear waste disposal in deep boreholes. When commercialized, Deep Isolation’s solution will offer a unique approach to help countries identify, plan for and complete the necessary steps to dispose of their nuclear waste inventories. With over 100 patents issued to date, Deep Isolation’s technology is being designed to leverage proven drilling practices to allow safe isolation of waste deep underground in horizontal, vertical, or slanted borehole repositories. Deep Isolation’s Universal Canister System was developed through a three-year project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy and is engineered to support integrated management of spent fuel and high-level radioactive waste from legacy and advanced reactors across storage, transportation, and eventual disposal. In January 2026, Deep Isolation launched a full-scale, at-depth deep borehole Commercialization Pilot for its solution at Cameron, Texas, in collaboration with the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center, Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), Amentum (NYSE: AMTM), NAC International (TYO: 7004), and Occlusion Nuclear Solutions.
For more information, visit: deepisolation.com.
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Additional information concerning the factors above and other factors will be found in the Company’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the sections titled “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and the quarter ending March 31, 2026, respectively, as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2026, our Form S-1, originally filed August 18, 2025 and subsequently amended, our Proxy Statement for our 2026 Annual Meeting as filed on April 29, 2026, and in filings with the SEC that will be made in the future. The Company’s SEC filings are available free of charge at www.sec.gov or upon written request to Deep Isolation at InvestorRelations@deepisolation.com or CorpSec@deepisolation.com.