• Lightbridge published a shareholder letter outlining an accelerated commercialization plan for Lightbridge Fuel following selection for DOE’s Launch Pad INL program.
• Plan splits development into DOE-authorized SHED pilot facility for lead test assemblies, separate from NRC-licensed LEFF commercial-scale production facility.
• Expects existing cash resources to cover SHED construction, operations, decommissioning; detailed SHED cost estimates remain in development.
• Targets lead test assemblies in commercial reactors by the mid-2030s, large-scale commercial use by 2040, with an aim to beat both timelines.
• Reiterated potential utility value proposition: up to 10% uprate without steam generator changes, up to 20% with higher-capacity steam generators.

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