Lightbridge (LTBR)announced the start of irradiation testing of its enriched uranium-zirconium alloy fuel material samples in the Advanced Test Reactor, ATR, at Idaho National Laboratory, INL. This milestone represents a significant step forward in the Company’s fuel development and testing program conducted under its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, CRADA, with INL. “Commencement of irradiation testing of Lightbridge’s enriched uranium-zirconium alloy samples at the ATR represents a major achievement for both INL and Lightbridge,” said Dr. Jess Gehin, Associate Laboratory Director for Nuclear Science & Technology at INL. “The ATR provides a world-class platform for evaluating advanced nuclear materials under realistic conditions, and we look forward to analyzing the results of this important experiment.”
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