Form: 8-K

Current report

August 25, 2009

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest event Reported): August 25, 2009 (August 21, 2009)


THORIUM POWER, LTD.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Nevada
000-28535
91-1975651
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
 
 
1600 Tyson’s Boulevard, Suite 550, McLean, VA 22102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

571.730.1200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)




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Item 1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Effective on August 21, 2009, Thorium Power, Inc. (“TPI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thorium Power, Ltd. (the “Company”), entered into an agreement for ampoule irradiation testing (the “Agreement”) with the Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute (“Kurchatov”). The ampoule irradiation testing program has been ongoing since 2002 pursuant to earlier agreements between TPI and Kurchatov, including a prior agreement for ampoule irradiation testing dated December 28, 2007.  Under the Agreement, TPI agreed to compensate Kurchatov for irradiation testing of TPI’s proprietary nuclear fuel designs conducted in 2008 and part of 2009. Pursuant to the Agreement, TPI is obligated to pay to Kurchatov $400,000, and Kurchatov is obligated to transfer to TPI the worldwide rights in all of the test data generated in the course of the irradiation testing of TPI’s proprietary nuclear fuel designs in 2008 and part of 2009, and Kurchatov agrees not to use, in any manner, the work product associated with such testing or exercise any rights associated therewith without the written consent of TPI. Further, Kurchatov is obligated to provide to TPI and its affiliates specified information and documentation for audit purposes, and to obtain any and all permits from Russian governmental entities which may be required in order for Kurchatov to perform under the Agreement.
 
The Agreement expires on June 30, 2011, but may be terminated by either party upon thirty (30) days written notice. Provisions regarding the transfer of the irradiation testing data and assignment of rights in that data, confidentiality, and limitations on liability, among other provisions, survive any termination of the Agreement. Additionally, Kurchatov may not assign or transfer the Agreement or any of its rights or obligations created under the Agreement, by operation or law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of TPI.

The foregoing description does not purport to be a complete statement of the parties’ rights and obligations under the Agreement, or the transactions contemplated thereby or a complete explanation of the material terms thereof. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1


Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)           Exhibits

Exhibit
Description
No.
  
   
10.1
Agreement for Ampoule Irradiation Testing, effective as of August 21, 2009, between Thorium Power, Inc. and Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute.
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

THORIUM POWER, LTD.

Date: August 25, 2009

By:/s/ Seth Grae
Seth Grae
President and Chief Executive Officer





 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 

10.1
Agreement for Ampoule Irradiation Testing, effective as of August 21, 2009, between Thorium Power, Inc. and Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute.