Lightbridge Completes Loading of Capsules Containing Lightbridge Fuel Material Samples into an Experiment Assembly for Irradiation Testing in the Advanced Test Reactor - Lightbridge (NASDAQ:LTBR)

LIGHTBRIDGE Corp (LTBR) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Results of Operations and Financial Condition. EX-99.1 2 ltbr_ex991.htm PRESS RELEASE ltbr_ex991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Lightbridge Provides Business Update and Announces First Half Fiscal 2026 Financial Results RESTON, Va., August 5, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Lightbridge Corporation (“Lightbridge” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LTBR), a

Framatome said the US NRC approved a licence amendment raising enrichment at materials licence SNM-1227 from 6.5 wt% U-235 to under 10% and authorising TRISO fuel fabrication at its Richland site. The approval supports Standard Nuclear-Framatome’s plan to start UO2 powder and TRISO particle manufacturing in 2027. Separate MoUs cover HALEU supply talks between Lightbridge and QNI.

Sunrise Energy Metals said the US Pentagon will provide a conditional $400 million loan commitment to develop Syerston, a proposed scandium mine in Fifield, NSW. The project targets Western supply of scandium used in defence and other sectors amid China’s export restrictions. Sunrise also said it has a deal with Lockheed Martin for 25% of output for five years.

President Trump said the US will invest $3 billion in critical minerals and battery projects to expand domestic supply chains for national security. He announced Defence Department Office of Strategic Capital conditional loans totaling $1.4B to Sila Nanotechnologies, $400M to Sunrise Energy Metals, and $150M to Niron Magnetics, plus $58M Export-Import Bank loans. The plan also includes $100M in mining-school grants and $80M for three schools.

The Information reported Nvidia plans to invest up to $3 billion in Lancium, a Blackstone-backed power and data center infrastructure developer tied to the Stargate AI initiative. Nvidia would initially put in $2 billion for a 20% stake, with up to $1 billion more contingent on performance thresholds. No company comment was provided.

Nvidia plans to invest up to $3 billion in Lancium, the developer of the Stargate data center campus in Texas, The Information reported. Nvidia would invest $2 billion for about a 20% stake, with an additional $1 billion possible based on grid hookup thresholds. Lancium’s land and power portfolio has an enterprise value near $10 billion, and it may explore an IPO in 2027.