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Lightbridge to Serve on Industry Advisory Board of $6 Million DOE-Funded Project with Penn State
Study to Advance Nuclear Materials Research and EducationRESTON, Va., March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lightbridge Corporation (“Lightbridge” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LTBR), an advanced nuclear fuel technology company, today announced that it has been selected to serve on the Industry Advisory Board of a $6 million nuclear materials research project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (“DOE”) Nuclear Energy University Program (“NEUP”). The project, awarded to The Pennsylvania State Uni
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