Nirvana is not a sort of heaven where a transcendental ego resides, but an attainment which is within the reach of all.
Just as fire is not stored up in any particular place but arise when the necessary conditions exists, so Nirvana is not said to be existing in a particular place, but is attained when the necessary conditions are fulfilled.
What attains Nirvana? The question must necessarily be set aside as irrelevant, for Buddhism denies the existence of a permanent entity or an immortal soul. As right now and here there is neither a permanent ego nor an identical being, it is needless to say that there is no "I" in Nirvana.
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