{"filing":{"accession_number":"0001477932-26-005448","cik":"0001084554","ticker":"LTBR","company_name":"LIGHTBRIDGE Corp","form":"8-K","filing_date":"2026-09-08","report_date":"2026-08-31","primary_document":"ltbr_8k.htm","primary_document_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084554/000147793226005448/ltbr_8k.htm"},"events":[{"id":31987,"run_id":29382,"accession_number":"0001477932-26-005448","anchor_item_number":"8.01","event_type":"operational_other","event_domain":"operational","is_material":true,"confidence":0.75,"summary":"Lightbridge was selected for the U.S. Department of Energy's Launch Pad INL Program, a material operational and strategic milestone that accelerates the company's commercialization pathway for its advanced nuclear fuel technology. The program enables a two-pronged strategy (SHED facility under DOE authorization and LEFF under NRC licensing) that could accelerate time-to-market by several years, representing one of the most consequential milestones in the company's history.","company_name":"LIGHTBRIDGE Corp","ticker":"LTBR","filing_date":"2026-09-08","form":"8-K","submitted_at":null,"items":[{"id":35041,"accession_number":"0001477932-26-005448","item_number":"7.01","item_title":"Regulation FD Disclosure.","event_type":"operational_other","event_domain":"operational","is_material":true,"confidence":0.75,"reasoning":"Lightbridge's selection for the DOE's Launch Pad INL Program represents a material operational and strategic milestone that accelerates the company's commercialization pathway for its advanced nuclear fuel technology. The letter emphasizes this as \"one of the most consequential milestones in Lightbridge's history,\" enabling a two-pronged strategy (SHED facility under DOE authorization and LEFF under NRC licensing) that could accelerate time-to-market by several years. While this is a significant regulatory and partnership achievement, it does not fit neatly into the specific event categories (not an M\u0026A transaction, not a debt issuance, not a workforce reduction, not a material impairment), making it an operational/strategic milestone best classified as operational_other.","classifier_version":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001+prompt-a85dd512","taxonomy_version":"v1.3","classified_at":"2026-09-08T20:18:07.325044+00:00","company_name":"","ticker":null,"filing_date":""},{"id":35042,"accession_number":"0001477932-26-005448","item_number":"8.01","item_title":"Other Events.","event_type":"operational_other","event_domain":"operational","is_material":true,"confidence":0.75,"reasoning":"Lightbridge's selection for the U.S. Department of Energy's Launch Pad INL Program represents a material operational and strategic milestone that accelerates the company's commercialization pathway for its advanced nuclear fuel technology. 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