Lightbridge Corp. (LTBR) Announces Revolutionary Nuclear Fuel Technology
Lightbridge Corp., the leading researcher into non-proliferative nuclear fuel technology (thorium-based designs which do not produce weapons-suitable plutonium in nuclear spent fuel), has announced the development of a nuclear fuel technology based on a proprietary all-metal fuel assembly design, offering significantly reduced initial capital and operating costs. The technology is believed applicable to currently operating or new light water reactors as well as small modular reactors. It is also highly synergistic with fast reactor fuel designs. The new all-metal fuel technology could increase power output by 30% compared to reactors using standard oxide nuclear fuel. This could translate into additional…