Lightbridge Corporation

Lightbridge Corporation is a nuclear fuel technology company based in Reston, Virginia. Lightbridge develops next-generation metallic nuclear fuel designed to enhance the economics, safety, proliferation resistance, and performance of nuclear power plants.

The company's Lightbridge Fuel technology is an advanced nuclear fuel made from a uranium-zirconium alloy. It is designed to operate approximately 1000° C cooler than conventional fuel and provides important safety benefits, including no production of hydrogen gas in accident scenarios. Lightbridge Fuel aims to increase the power output of reactors, enable longer fuel cycles, and reduce nuclear waste volumes.

The company has a robust patent portfolio to protect its intellectual property as it executes on a comprehensive research and development roadmap with the Idaho National Laboratory. Lightbridge intends to commercialize its fuel globally, targeting the existing $20+ billion annual market of light water reactors as well as next-generation small modular reactors as countries increasingly focus on energy security and meeting climate goals in the global transition towards advanced nuclear energy.