secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Deep Isolation Nuclear, Inc. (DBHL)
CIK:        0001918080
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-26-041229
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Deep Isolation selected for DOE ARPA-E SCALEUP award up to $40M for nuclear waste disposal pilot
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- Selected for ARPA-E SCALEUP Ready program; award negotiations for up to $40M total across two projects, includes Deep Isolation's project.
- Project enables full-scale field testing of Universal Canister System and deep borehole disposal via nonradioactive pilot in Cameron, Texas.
- Partners: Westinghouse (launch customer), Halliburton (HAL), NAC International, Occlusion, Amentum (AMTM); Westinghouse to seek NRC certification for eVinci spent fuel.
- CEO Rod Baltzer calls selection the 'single biggest milestone in Deep Isolation's history.'
- Award not guaranteed; DOE may cancel negotiations; funding would be cost-plus if contract is finalized.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918080/000121390026041229/0001213900-26-041229-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918080/000121390026041229/ea0285524-8k_deep.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-041229

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