What does it take to solve one of the world's biggest nuclear challenges?

In this episode of Startup to Stock Exchange, Seth Farbman sits down with Rod Baltzer, CEO of Deep Isolation, to discuss how the company is transforming nuclear waste disposal using innovative borehole technology. Rod shares his unconventional journey from public accounting to leading a deep-tech company, the challenges of building in a highly regulated industry, raising capital, pursuing the public markets, and why he believes the future of nuclear energy depends on solving the spent fuel problem.

In this episode, we discuss:
Deep Isolation's innovative approach to nuclear waste disposal
Why spent nuclear fuel remains one of the industry's biggest challenges
Building a company with no direct commercial competitors
The $300 billion global market opportunity
Navigating regulation, government partnerships, and community engagement
Raising capital for deep-tech innovation
Deep Isolation's journey toward the public markets
The future of nuclear energy and long-term industry growth

Connect with Rod Baltzer on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rod-baltzer/

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Chapters

00:00 – Introduction to Nuclear Innovation & Deep Isolation
01:12 – What Deep Isolation Does
02:05 – Rod Baltzer's Journey to Becoming CEO
03:52 – Learning the Nuclear Waste Industry
05:25 – Building a Business in a Highly Regulated Industry
08:58 – A Company with No Direct Competitors
11:14 – The Global Market Opportunity & Expansion
13:14 – Raising Capital and the Road to the Public Markets
17:43 – A Day in the Life of a Deep-Tech CEO
19:23 – What's Next for Deep Isolation

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