Deep Fission

Developer of a deep-borehole test reactor selected for DOE's pilot pathway.

Reactor developer

Deployment stage3 / 8Development

Race position

Megawatts at their strongest documented state, as of 2026-08-06.

DesignGravity Reactor
Per unit15 MWe
LaneMicroreactor
ListingNasdaq: FISN

NRC pre-application material describes 45 MWt producing up to 15 MWe; 2025 press describes 15 MWt / 5 MWe.

2,000 MWe announced, non-binding, runs past the line

No executed megawatts · announced pipeline only

One gigawatt is 67 × 15 MWe units. No megawatts rest on an executed action yet.

Why this company is on the board: DOE Reactor Pilot Program selection with a sited pilot project at Parsons, Kansas. Source ↗

Funding

Three frames, never added together.

Raised

Private and public equity. Never added to federal money.

  • 2026-06$40M gross at $16/share, scaled back from a ~$156M roadshow targetIPO / listing · Nasdaq (FISN)Source ↗

Awarded

Federal awards and cost share. A ceiling, not cash received.

No awarded money on record.

Borrowed

Debt, repayable. Never counted as a raise, federal or private.

No borrowed money on record.

Filed, not raised

A registration filed with the SEC. The filing itself raises nothing.

No filed, not raised money on record.

Cash on hand

A balance, not a raise. Reported by the company at a stated date.

No reported cash position on record.

Licensing

Applications, permits and authorizations, naming the authority in each case.

Nothing on record in this lane as of 2026-08-06.

Physical progress

Work at a site. Criticalities are proof the physics works, not electricity.

Program selections and agreements

Being chosen for a program, or signing one. Neither is a permit nor work at a site.

Nothing on record in this lane as of 2026-08-06.

Design proof outside the U.S.

Real progress on the same design abroad. Contributes 0 MWe to the U.S. race.

Nothing on record in this lane as of 2026-08-06.

Pipeline

Executed first. Announcements are labeled as announcements and never added to them.

Backed by an executed action

No executed megawatts on record as of 2026-08-06.

Announced, non-binding

Company-stated targets

What the company says, printed beside what a regulator has documented. The site never averages a target into a prediction.