Lightbridge is trading at $7.95 (+5.30%) in pre-market after being selected for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy Launch Pad INL program.

  • Lightbridge announced the selection on August 31, 2026; the program is administered through Idaho National Laboratory.
  • It provides an accelerated pathway toward authorization to design, build, and operate a facility producing Lightbridge Fuel lead test assemblies for commercial-reactor testing.
  • The company-specific catalyst directly supports commercialization; the announcement originated from an August 24 INL release.