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BWXT Starts Production of TRISO Fuel for First U.S. Generation IV Microreactor

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Under a $37 million award from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), BWXT will manufacture a core for Project Pele, TRISO fuel for additional reactors and coated particle fuel for NASA.

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  • Under a $37 million award from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), BWXT will manufacture a core for Project Pele, TRISO fuel for additional reactors and coated particle fuel for NASA.
  • Fuel for the reactor will be downblended from U.S. government stockpiles of high-enriched uranium (HEU) to high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) and fabricated into TRISO fuel at the BWXT facility in Lynchburg, Virginia.
  • We are extremely pleased to initiate full-scale production of TRISO for the Pele program and further develop similar coated nuclear fuel technology for space exploration programs with NASA.
  • BWXT cautions that this release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the performance, timing, impact, quantity and value of TRISO nuclear fuel production for use in advanced microreactors.

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. Further Strengthens Its Nuclear Technical Team: Appoints Dr. Eugene Shwageraus, World Renown Thorium Fuel and Advanced Reactor Technologies Expert, as its Lead of Nuclear Reactor Engineering

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

It is a pleasure to welcome yet another leading nuclear scientist to the NANO Nuclear team, said James Walker, NANO Nuclear Energys CEO and Director.

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  • It is a pleasure to welcome yet another leading nuclear scientist to the NANO Nuclear team, said James Walker, NANO Nuclear Energys CEO and Director.
  • I am very happy to be a part of this pioneering endeavor and forward thinking team, said Dr. Shwageraus, Lead of Nuclear Reactor Engineering of NANO Nuclear Energy Inc.
  • Once again, I am very pleased to welcome yet another international nuclear scientist like myself to the NANO Nuclear team.
  • Currently in technical development is ZEUS, NANO Nuclear Energys first generation portable, on-demand capable advanced nuclear micro reactor.

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. Further Strengthens Its Nuclear Technical Team: Appoints Dr. Eugene Shwageraus, World Renown Thorium Fuel and Advanced Reactor Technologies Expert, as its Lead of Nuclear Reactor Engineering.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

It is a pleasure to welcome yet another leading nuclear scientist to the NANO Nuclear team, said James Walker, NANO Nuclear Energys CEO and Director.

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  • It is a pleasure to welcome yet another leading nuclear scientist to the NANO Nuclear team, said James Walker, NANO Nuclear Energys CEO and Director.
  • I am very happy to be a part of this pioneering endeavor and forward thinking team, said Dr. Shwageraus, Lead of Nuclear Reactor Engineering of NANO Nuclear Energy Inc.
  • Once again, I am very pleased to welcome yet another international nuclear scientist like myself to the NANO Nuclear team.
  • Currently in technical development is ZEUS, NANO Nuclear Energys first generation portable, on-demand capable advanced nuclear micro reactor.

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. Strengthens its Nuclear Technical Team: Appoints Dr. Ian Farnan, Chair of Cambridge Nuclear Energy Centre, as its Lead for Nuclear Radiation and Materials

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Monday, November 14, 2022

Chair of Cambridge Nuclear Energy Centre and Professor of Earth & Nuclear Materials, Dr. Farnan is an expertin the effect of nuclear radiation on materials from nuclear fuels and claddings to waste forms.

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  • Chair of Cambridge Nuclear Energy Centre and Professor of Earth & Nuclear Materials, Dr. Farnan is an expertin the effect of nuclear radiation on materials from nuclear fuels and claddings to waste forms.
  • He currently serves as Discipline Lead for Materials Science with the UK NDAs Nuclear Waste Services Research Services Organisation.
  • It is a pleasure to welcome Dr. Farnan to the NANO Nuclear team, said James Walker, NANO Nuclear Energys CEO and Director.
  • Currently in technical development is ZEUS, NANO Nuclear Energys first generation portable, on-demand capable advanced nuclear micro reactor.

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. Strengthens its Nuclear Technical Team: Appoints Dr. Ian Farnan, Chair of Cambridge Nuclear Energy Centre, as its Lead for Nuclear Radiation and Materials

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Monday, November 14, 2022

Chair of Cambridge Nuclear Energy Centre and Professor of Earth & Nuclear Materials, Dr. Farnan is an expertin the effect of nuclear radiation on materials from nuclear fuels and claddings to waste forms.

Key Points: 
  • Chair of Cambridge Nuclear Energy Centre and Professor of Earth & Nuclear Materials, Dr. Farnan is an expertin the effect of nuclear radiation on materials from nuclear fuels and claddings to waste forms.
  • He currently serves as Discipline Lead for Materials Science with the UK NDAs Nuclear Waste Services Research Services Organisation.
  • It is a pleasure to welcome Dr. Farnan to the NANO Nuclear team, said James Walker, NANO Nuclear Energys CEO and Director.
  • Currently in technical development is ZEUS, NANO Nuclear Energys first generation portable, on-demand capable advanced nuclear micro reactor.

Sentar partners with Idaho National Laboratory to secure defense critical assets, infrastructure

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act codified this requirement into law and requires all Department of Defense infrastructure owners to comply with this mandate.

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  • The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act codified this requirement into law and requires all Department of Defense infrastructure owners to comply with this mandate.
  • Sentar has partnered with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to become the first Department of Defense contractor licensed to use INLs Consequence-driven Cyber-informed Engineering (CCE) methodology to help federal government entities secure operational technology.
  • "Like cities and communities across the country, the Department of Defense relies on critical infrastructure systems to maintain mission readiness, said INL Associate Laboratory Director Zach Tudor.
  • Protecting our national defense capabilities from advanced cyberthreats is one of our top priorities at Idaho National Laboratory.

Lightbridge Provides Business Update and Announces Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

RESTON, Va., Oct. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lightbridge Corporation (Nasdaq: LTBR), an advanced nuclear fuel technology company, announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022, as well as the Company's corporate progress and other meaningful developments.

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  • RESTON, Va., Oct. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lightbridge Corporation (Nasdaq: LTBR), an advanced nuclear fuel technology company, announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022, as well as the Company's corporate progress and other meaningful developments.
  • This all bodes well for energy security, climate, and a growing addressable market for Lightbridge Fuel, concluded Mr. Grae.
  • Lightbridge will host a conference call on Monday, October 31, 2022, at 4 pm Eastern Time to discuss the Company's financial results and provide an update on its fuel development activities.
  • Lightbridge does not assume any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. Appoints Dr. Jeffrey L. Binder PhD, MBA, as Head of Nuclear Laboratory and Technologies

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

I am very excited to support the leadership of NANO Nuclear Energy to develop and demonstrate their micro small modular reactor (mSMR), ZEUS.

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  • I am very excited to support the leadership of NANO Nuclear Energy to develop and demonstrate their micro small modular reactor (mSMR), ZEUS.
  • Id like to welcome Dr. Binder to the NANO Nuclears leadership and technical team, said James Walker, NANO Nuclear Energys CEO and Director.
  • I also want to welcome Dr. Binder to NANO Nuclears senior management team, said Winston Chow, NANO Nuclear Energys Chief Policy Officer and Director.
  • Currently in technical development is ZEUS, NANO Nuclear Energys first generation portable, on-demand capable advanced nuclear micro reactor.

Pixium Vision announces the publication of peer-reviewed clinical data of the Prima System in Dry AMD in the Journal of Neural Engineering

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Previously, the data from the French feasibility study already demonstrated that the Prima System is well tolerated.

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  • Previously, the data from the French feasibility study already demonstrated that the Prima System is well tolerated.
  • The data in this paper now further demonstrate the stability and minimal impact of the implant once in position.
  • Pixium Vision is creating a world of bionic vision for those who have lost their sight, enabling them to regain visual perception and greater autonomy.
  • Prima System sub-retinal miniature photovoltaic wireless implant is in clinical testing for patients who have lost their sight due to outer retinal degeneration, initially for atrophic dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD).