Lightbridge Commends U.S. Department of Energy’s Launch of UPRISE Initiative to Accelerate U.S. Nuclear Energy Expansion
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RESTON, Va., March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lightbridge Corporation (“Lightbridge” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LTBR), an advanced nuclear fuel technology company, today commended the U.S. Department of Energy’s (“DOE”) launch of the Utility Power Reactor Incremental Scaling Effort (“UPRISE”), a new initiative aimed at significantly expanding the nation’s nuclear energy capacity by maximizing the output of existing reactors, restarting dormant facilities, and extending reactor operating lifespans. Announced on March 12, 2026, the UPRISE initiative targets 2.5 GW of additional nuclear capacity by 2027 and 5 GW of total additional capacity by 2029. The initiative directly advances the objectives of executive orders signed by President Trump in May 2025, which call for quadrupling U.S. nuclear generating capacity from approximately 100 GW to 400 GW by 2050 and directing DOE to facilitate 5 GW of nuclear power uprates at existing reactors. UPRISE consists of a three-pronged approach
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