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Commitments and Contingencies | 12 Months Ended
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Commitments and Contingencies | Note 5. Commitments and Contingencies Commitments The Company had total contractual commitments of approximately $3.6 million for research and development work as of December 31, 2023 for the following three R&D projects. Project Task Statements - INL The Company had approximately $2.9 million in outstanding project task statement (PTS) commitments to BEA relating to the R&D work being conducted under the Strategic Partnership Project Agreement (SPP) and Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) at INL. Performance of work under these agreements may be terminated at any time by either party, without any liability, after the effective date of termination, upon giving a thirty-day written notice under the SPP and a sixty-day written notice under the CRADA, to the other party. In the event of termination, the Company shall be responsible for BEA’s costs (including the closeout costs), through the effective date of termination, but in no event shall the Company’s cost responsibility exceed the total estimated cost stated in each PTS and any subsequent modification to the PTS. Engineering Study of Lightbridge Fuel™ for use in CANDU reactors On October 16, 2023, the Company engaged RATEN ICN in Romania to perform an engineering study to assess the compatibility and suitability of Lightbridge Fuel™ for use in CANDU reactors. As of December 31, 2023, the Company has approximately $0.2 million in remaining outstanding project commitments to RATEN ICN. FEED Study with Centrus Energy for a Lightbridge Pilot Fuel Fabrication Facility On December 5, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with Centrus Energy to conduct a FEED study to add a dedicated LPFFF at the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio. The work is expected to be completed in 2024. The Company had approximately $0.5 million in remaining outstanding project commitments to Centrus Energy for the FEED study at December 31, 2023. Operating Leases The Company leased office space for a 12-month term from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 with a monthly payment of approximately $8,000. The future minimum lease payments required under the non-cancellable operating leases for 2024 total approximately $0.1 million. Total rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was approximately $0.1 million.

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