Advancing Nuclear No-carbon Power Towards a Bright Future

Lightbridge Corporation is a publicly-traded company headquartered in Reston, Virginia. We’re advancing state-of-the-art fuel technology with the potential to transform the safety, economics and efficiency of nuclear power plants. As we pioneer our independently-validated fuel design, we also advise emerging nuclear markets on implementing nuclear generation plans.

Market Need

The World’s Energy Needs

As the world’s population rises, so does our energy consumption. From 2015 to 2050, there is projected to be a 41 percent increase in energy demand. To illustrate the severity of the demand, China needs to add the equivalent of today’s U.S. power system to its electricity infrastructure by 2040, and India needs to add a power system the size of today’s European Union, according to the International Energy Agency. Our global challenge is meeting the demand without emitting significantly more carbon emissions.

The world can only achieve its energy and climate goals if nuclear power is a major part of the solution. With Lightbridge Fuel™, nuclear plants can scale more easily thanks to 90% availability, better economics and safer operation.

Unique Features of the Lightbridge Fuel

With Lightbridge Fuel™, a reactor can produce more power at a lower temperature. This is thanks to two unique features of our fuel – an increased coolant flow rate and increased fuel surface area.

We increased the coolant flow rate by removing flow-restricting spacer grids so more water can move through the core without increasing pump power. The increased flow rate operates with the same difference in outlet and inlet temperature while extracting more heat from the core. This allows for greater electricity generation. Meanwhile, more fuel surface area increases safety margins and allows the fuel to generate more heat.