NANO Nuclear Energy Announces Investment, Strategic Collaboration and Future Fuel Purchasing Agreement With LIS Technologies Inc.
NANO Nuclear Energy Announces Investment, Strategic Collaboration and Future Fuel Purchasing Agreement With LIS Technologies Inc.
$2 Million Investment and Strategic Collaboration Seeks to Advance LIST's U.S. Origin and Patented Laser Uranium Enrichment Technology
200萬美元的投資和戰略合作旨在推進LIST美國源和專利激光鈾濃縮技術
New York, N.Y., Nov. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) ("NANO Nuclear" or "the Company"), a leading vertically integrated advanced nuclear energy and technology company developing portable clean nuclear energy solutions, today announced a collaboration with LIS Technologies Inc. ("LIST"), a privately-held emerging company believed to be the only U.S.-origin based developer of a patented advanced laser technology to enrich uranium.
紐約,2024年11月06日(環球資訊社)-- 納米核能公司(NASDAQ: NNE)("納米核能"或"該公司"),是一家領先的垂直一體化先進核能和科技公司,致力於開發便攜式清潔核能解決方案,今天宣佈與LIS Technologies Inc.("LIST")展開合作,LIST是一家被認爲是唯一一家總部位於美國、開發具有專利激光技術濃縮鈾的公司,且爲非上市新興公司。
The collaboration intends to reinvigorate the United States' domestic uranium enrichment and fuel fabrication capabilities and includes:
此次合作旨在振興美國國內的鈾濃縮和燃料製造能力,包括:
A $2 million investment by NANO Nuclear into LIST's recently closed, oversubscribed $11.88 million seed round financing; and
Execution of a strategic agreement between NANO and LIST under which (i) the parties will collaborate on advancing LIST's cutting-edge enrichment technology as it continues its development and moves towards the regulatory licensing process and (ii) LIST will ultimately provide NANO Nuclear with quantities of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) fuel for use in NANO Nuclear's advanced portable microreactors in development and for future sale by NANO Nuclear and LIST to third parties.
納米核能向LIST最近結束的、超額認購的1188萬美元種子輪融資投資了200萬美元;且
納米與LIST之間簽訂了一項戰略協議,根據協議,(i)雙方將合作推進LIST的最前沿濃縮技術,在其繼續發展並向監管許可流程邁進的過程中,(ii)LIST最終將向納米核能提供一定量的六氟化鈾(UF6)燃料,以用於納米核能研發中的先進便攜式微反應堆,以及未來由納米核能和LIST轉售給第三方。
As part of the agreement, NANO Nuclear will develop supportive capabilities, including deconversion and fuel fabrication facilities, that will enable LIST's enriched UF6 to become part of an integrated fuel manufacturing process that delivers fuel to both NANO Nuclear's microreactor systems in development and the wider nuclear energy industry. The parties intend that LIST will provide NANO Nuclear with enriched UF6 at no cost to be fabricated and sold to customers, with LIST to receive compensation as part of a profit-sharing arrangement to be agreed to between the companies in the future.
根據協議,納米核能將開發支持能力,包括反轉和燃料製造設施,使LIST的濃縮UF6成爲一個集成燃料製造過程的一部分,將燃料供應給納米核能正在研發的微反應堆系統以及更廣泛的核能行業。雙方打算LIST免費提供濃縮UF6供納米核能製造並出售給客戶,LIST將按照未來公司間協商的利潤分享安排獲得補償。
NANO Nuclear believes that LIST's technology has the potential to be fully developed, licensed and capable of producing commercial quantities of Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) and High-Assay LEU (HALEU) fuel within ten years.
納米核能認爲LIST的技術有潛力在十年內得到充分發展、許可並擁有生產商業數量的低濃縮鈾(LEU)和高濃縮鈾燃料(HALEU)的能力。
NANO Nuclear's investment in LIST signals NANO Nuclear's belief in LIST's proprietary laser-based enrichment process. Originally invented by Dr. Jeff Eerkens, who is considered the founding father of laser enrichment, partially funded by Cameco Corp. in the early 1990s, with positive historic developmental results and technology which demonstrates an ability to enrichment uranium, NANO believes that LIST has the potential to manufacture the fuel which the resurgent U.S. nuclear industry desperately needs to power the new generation of advanced Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and micro nuclear reactors, including NANO Nuclear's proprietary power systems.
NANO Nuclear對LISt的投資表明NANO Nuclear相信LISt擁有的基於激光的濃縮工藝。最初是由被認爲是激光濃縮的創始人的Jeff Eerkens博士發明,早在1990年代初期就得到Cameco Corp的部分資助,並取得了積極的歷史發展結果和展示了濃縮鈾的技術能力,NANO相信LISt有潛力製造美國核能行業急需的用於支持新一代先進小型模塊反應堆(SMRs)和微型核反應堆的燃料,包括NANO Nuclear獨有的動力系統。
LIST's technology utilizes infrared lasers to selectively excite and separate desired isotope molecules. This innovative technology has significant potential to provide services across the nuclear energy industry, including the manufacturing of LEU for existing civilian nuclear power plants and HALEU essential for the next generation of SMRs and microreactors, including NANO Nuclear's portable 'ZEUS' and 'ODIN' microreactors in development.
LISt的技術利用紅外激光選擇性激發和分離所需同位素分子。這種創新技術具有顯著潛力,可爲核能行業提供服務,包括爲現有民用核電廠製造低濃縮鈾(LEU)和爲下一代SMRs和微型反應堆提供必要的高濃縮鈾(HALEU),包括NANO Nuclear正在開發的便攜式'ZEUS'和'ODIN'微型反應堆。
LIST's technology can also potentially be utilized to produce stable isotopes for medical and scientific research and has applications in quantum computing manufacturing for semiconductor technologies. The LIST proprietary laser-based process is energy-efficient and can be deployed with relatively favorable capital and operational costs. A United States Patent and Trademark Office-issued patent safeguards LIST's process.
LISt的技術還可以潛在用於爲醫療和科學研究製造穩定同位素,並在半導體技術的量子計算製造中應用。LISt的專有激光工藝具有高能效,可以以相對有利的資本和運營成本部署。美國專利局已頒發了專利保護LISt的工藝。
"This strategic collaboration with LIST is another important milestone for NANO Nuclear as we believe it provides us with a competitive edge over other advanced reactor companies in the U.S.," said Jay Yu, Founder and Chairman of NANO Nuclear Energy. "The technology being developed by LIST has the potential to reshape the United States' uranium enrichment capabilities and pave the way for the next generation of advanced nuclear reactors to be a carbon-neutral and efficient solution to its growing energy demands. We are excited to support the advancement of this innovative, cost-effective and the only U.S.-origin, patented technology to help usher in a new era for the nuclear energy industry."
"與LISt的戰略合作是NANO Nuclear的又一個重要里程碑,因爲我們相信這使我們在美國的其他先進反應堆公司之上具有競爭優勢," NANO Nuclear Energy的創始人兼主席Jay Yu表示。“ LISt正在開發的技術有潛力改變美國的鈾濃縮能力,併爲下一代先進核反應堆鋪平道路,成爲應對不斷增長的能源需求的碳中和且高效的解決方案。我們很高興支持這項創新的、具有成本效益的、唯一的美國本土專利技術的進步,以幫助開啓核能行業新紀元。"
In addition to providing the necessary deconversion and fuel fabrication facilities required to turn LIST's enriched UF6 into a fully integrated fuel supply chain capable of receiving UF6 from a conversion facility and outputting fabricated fuel for reactor systems, NANO Nuclear will collaborate with LIST on joint research and development initiatives. LIST will also act as NANO Nuclear's preferred supplier of enriched UF6 in future fuel purchasing agreements.
除了提供必要的去濃縮和燃料製造設施,將LIST的濃縮UF6轉化爲全面一體化的燃料供應鏈,可以接收轉化設施的UF6並輸出用於反應堆系統的加工燃料外,NANO Nuclear還將與LISt合作開展聯合研發項目。在未來的燃料採購協議中,LISt還將作爲NANO Nuclear首選的濃縮UF6供應商。
"NANO Nuclear is a leading innovator in the U.S. advanced nuclear energy sector, and its support of our proprietary U.S.-origin, patented technology marks a significant step toward a more efficient and secure domestic fuel supply chain," said Christo Liebenberg, Chief Executive Officer of LIS Technologies Inc. "NANO Nuclear's backing in our oversubscribed financing round is allowing us to rapidly advance along a carefully planned growth strategy to potentially becoming the first true, scalable and commercialized laser uranium enrichment company in the world. LIST believes in building back the U.S. nuclear infrastructure and we look forward to rapidly advancing our technology. Furthermore, we believe this strategic collaboration creates a substantial advantage for both companies and the broader U.S. market, positioning us to capitalize on a novel opportunity."
「NANO Nuclear是美國先進核能領域的領先創新者,在支持我們專有的美國原產專利技術方面邁出的重要一步,代表了邁向更高效、更安全的國內燃料供應鏈的重要進展,」LIS Technologies Inc.首席執行官克里斯托·利本伯格表示。「NANO Nuclear在我們超額認購的融資輪中的支持,讓我們得以迅速推進一個精心規劃的增長策略,有望成爲世界上第一家真正可規模化和商業化的激光鈾濃縮公司。LISt相信建設美國核基礎設施,我們期待快速推進我們的技術。此外,我們認爲這種戰略合作爲雙方公司和更廣泛的美國市場帶來了實質性優勢,使我們能夠利用一個新穎的機遇。」
Figure 1 - NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. Announces Investment into and Strategic Collaboration with LIS Technologies Inc. to Advance the Only U.S.-Origin and Patented Uranium Laser-Enrichment Technology and Regenerate the United States' Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain.
圖1 - 愛文思控股核能公司宣佈將投資並與LIS Technologies Inc.展開戰略合作,推進唯一的美國原產專利鈾激光濃縮技術,重建美國的核燃料供應鏈。
Many next-generation SMRs and microreactors (defined as reactors generating less than 20 megawatts of power) are designed to utilize HALEU fuel. Though demand for HALEU in the United States is projected by the Nuclear Energy Institute (N.E.I) to exceed 3,000 metric tons by 2035, the current supply of HALEU in the U.S. is limited.
許多下一代小模塊反應堆和微型反應堆(定義爲發電量不到20兆瓦的反應堆)設計用於利用HALEU燃料。儘管美國核能協會(N.E.I)預計到2035年HALEU在美國的需求將超過3,000公噸,但目前美國的HALEU供應有限。
"We are delighted to announce this significant step towards securing a sustainable supply of advanced fuel for our next-generation nuclear reactors," said James Walker, Chief Executive Officer and Head of Reactor Development of NANO Nuclear Energy. "This agreement is a strategic cornerstone ensuring that our on-demand, portable microreactors in development will have a reliable and consistent fuel supply, while enabling business opportunities to supply the whole nuclear energy marketplace with fuel. Moreover, this strategic collaboration will enable both companies to further develop, refine and optimize strategies to meet regulatory guidelines and bring products to market in a timely fashion. We are proud to play an active role in bringing LIST's technology forward at a time when the country needs it most."
「我們很高興宣佈邁出這重要一步,爲我們下一代核反應堆安全供應先進燃料,」NANO Nuclear Energy首席執行官兼反應堆開發負責人詹姆斯·沃克表示。「這份協議是確保我們正在開發的按需便攜微型反應堆能夠獲得可靠和一致的燃料供應的戰略基石,同時爲向整個核能市場供應燃料的商機鋪平道路。此外,這種戰略合作將使雙方公司進一步開發、完善和優化符合監管指南的策略,並及時將產品推向市場。在國家最需要的時候,我們很自豪能夠積極推動LIST的技術取得進步。」
NANO Nuclear and LIST are related parties through certain common ownership and commonality of certain officers and directors. The transaction between NANO Nuclear and LIST was reviewed and approved by NANO Nuclear's independent directors who have no role with LIST.
NANO核能和LISt是通過某些共同所有權以及某些官員和董事的共同性質而建立關係的關聯方。NANO核能和LISt之間的交易已經得到NANO核能獨立董事的審查和批准,這些獨立董事在LISt沒有任何職務。
About LIS Technologies Inc.
關於LIS Technologies Inc.
LIS Technologies Inc. (LIST) is a USA based, proprietary developer of a patented advanced laser technology, making use of infrared lasers to selectively excite the molecules of desired isotopes to separate them from other isotopes. The Laser Isotope Separation Technology (L.I.S.T) has a huge range of applications, including being the only USA-origin (and patented) laser uranium enrichment company, and several major advantages over traditional methods such as gas diffusion, centrifuges, and prior art laser enrichment. The LIST proprietary laser-based process is more energy-efficient and has the potential to be deployed with relatively favorable capital and operational costs. L.I.S.T is optimized for LEU (Low Enriched Uranium) for existing civilian nuclear power plants, High-Assay LEU (HALEU) for the next generation of Small Modular Reactors (SMR) and Microreactors, the production of stable isotopes for medical and scientific research, and applications in quantum computing manufacturing for semiconductor technologies. LIST employs a world class nuclear technical team working alongside leading nuclear entrepreneurs and industry professionals, possessing strong relationships with government and private nuclear industries.
LIS Technologies Inc.(LIST)是一家總部位於美國的專有公司,開發了一項獲得專利的先進激光技術,利用紅外激光有選擇性地激發所需同位素的分子以將其與其他同位素分離。激光同位素分離技術(L.I.S.T)有着廣泛的應用,包括是美國唯一原產(並擁有專利)的激光鈾濃縮公司,相比傳統方法,如氣體擴散、離心機和先前激光濃縮技術,LISt的專有激光工藝更加節能,並且有潛力以相對有利的資本和運營成本進行部署。L.I.S.t專爲現有的民用核電站生產低濃縮鈾(LEU),爲下一代小型模塊反應堆(SMR)和微型反應堆的高濃縮鈾(HALEU),爲醫學和科學研究生產穩定同位素,以及在半導體技術的量子計算製造中應用而優化。LISt擁有世界一流的核技術團隊,與領先的核企業家和行業專業人士共同合作,與政府和私營核工業領域保持着牢固的關係。
About NANO Nuclear Energy Inc.
關於NANO核能公司
NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) is an advanced technology-driven nuclear energy company seeking to become a commercially focused, diversified, and vertically integrated company across four business lines: (i) cutting edge portable microreactor technology, (ii) nuclear fuel fabrication, (iii) nuclear fuel transportation and (iv) nuclear industry consulting services. NANO Nuclear believes it is the first portable nuclear microreactor company to be listed publicly in the U.S.
NANO Nuclear Energy Inc.(納斯達克股票代碼:NNE)是一家以先進技術驅動的核能公司,旨在成爲在四個業務線(i)前沿便攜微型反應堆技術、(ii)核燃料製造、(iii)核燃料運輸、以及(iv)核工業諮詢服務等方面具有商業關注、多元化和垂直一體化的公司。NANO Nuclear相信自己是首家在美國公開上市的便攜式核微型反應堆公司。
Led by a world-class nuclear engineering team, NANO Nuclear's products in technical development are "ZEUS", a solid core battery reactor, and "ODIN", a low-pressure coolant reactor, each representing advanced developments in clean energy solutions that are portable, on-demand capable, advanced nuclear microreactors.
由世界一流的核工程團隊領導,NANO Nuclear的技術開發產品分別是"ZEUS",一種固態核電池反應堆,以及"ODIN",一種低壓冷卻劑反應堆,代表着先進的清潔能源解決方案發展,具備便攜、按需能力,是先進的微型核反應堆。
Advanced Fuel Transportation Inc. (AFT), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is led by former executives from the largest transportation company in the world aiming to build a North American transportation company that will provide commercial quantities of HALEU fuel to small modular reactors, microreactor companies, national laboratories, military, and DOE programs. Through NANO Nuclear, AFT is the exclusive licensee of a patented high-capacity HALEU fuel transportation basket developed by three major U.S. national nuclear laboratories and funded by the Department of Energy. Assuming development and commercialization, AFT is expected to form part of the only vertically integrated nuclear fuel business of its kind in North America.
Advanced Fuel Transportation Inc.(AFT)是NANO Nuclear旗下的子公司,由世界最大運輸公司的前高管領導,旨在打造一個北美運輸公司,爲小型模塊反應堆、微型反應堆公司、國家實驗室、軍隊以及DOE項目提供商業數量的HALEU燃料。通過NANO Nuclear,AFT是由三個主要美國國家核實驗室開發並由能源部資助的專利高容量HALEU燃料運輸籃獨家許可證持有人。假設開發和商業化成功,AFT有望成爲北美唯一垂直整合的核燃料業務的一部分。
HALEU Energy Fuel Inc. (HEF), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is focusing on the future development of a domestic source for a High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) fuel fabrication pipeline for NANO Nuclear's own microreactors as well as the broader advanced nuclear reactor industry.
HALEU Energy Fuel Inc.(HEF)是NANO Nuclear旗下的子公司,專注於爲NANO Nuclear自家微型反應堆以及更廣泛的先進核反應堆行業未來發展提供高濃縮低濃縮鈾(HALEU)燃料製造管道的的國內來源。
NANO Nuclear Space Inc. (NNS), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is exploring the potential commercial applications of NANO Nuclear's developing micronuclear reactor technology in space. NNS is focusing on applications such as power systems for extraterrestrial projects and human sustaining environments, and potentially propulsion technology for long haul space missions. NNS' initial focus will be on cis-lunar applications, referring to uses in the space region extending from Earth to the area surrounding the Moon's surface.
NANO Nuclear Space Inc.(NNS)是NANO Nuclear旗下的子公司,探索NANO Nuclear發展的微核反應堆技術在太空中的潛在商業應用。NNS專注於諸如外太空項目的動力系統和維持人類生存環境的應用,以及長途太空任務的推進技術。NNS的初始重點將放在CIS-Lunar應用上,指的是從地球到月球表面周圍的空間地區的用途。
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關於前瞻性聲明的警告
This news release and statements of NANO Nuclear's management in connection with this news release or related events contain or may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In this context, forward-looking statements mean statements related to future events, which may impact our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as "seek," "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "potential", "will", "should", "could", "would" or "may" and other words of similar meaning. In this news release, forward-looking statements include those relating to LIST, the potential applications of and development timelines for LIST's technology and the potential benefits to NANO Nuclear of its investment in and collaboration with LIST. These and other forward-looking statements are based on information available to us as of the date of this news release and represent management's current views and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, events or results and involve significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which may be beyond our control. Readers are cautioned that actual results may differ materially and adversely from the results implied in forward-looking statements. For NANO Nuclear, particular risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the following: (i) risks related to our U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") or related state nuclear fuel licensing submissions for both NANO Nuclear and LIST, (ii) risks for both NANO Nuclear and LIST related the development of new or advanced nuclear technology, including difficulties with design and testing, cost overruns, regulatory delays and the development of competitive technology, (iii) our ability to obtain contracts and funding to be able to continue operations, (iv) risks related to uncertainty regarding our ability to technologically develop and commercially deploy a competitive advanced nuclear reactor or other technology in the timelines we anticipate, if ever, (v) risks related to the impact of government regulation and policies including by the DOE and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, including those associated with the recently enacted ADVANCE Act, and (vi) similar risks and uncertainties associated with the business of a start-up business operating a highly regulated industry. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this news release. These factors may not constitute all of the factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in any forward-looking statement, and the Company therefore encourages investors to review other factors that may affect future results in the Company's filings with the SEC, which are available for review at www.sec.gov and at . Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this news release, and forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a predictor of actual results. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this news release, except as required by law.
這則新聞發佈以及NANO Nuclear管理層在此新聞發佈或相關事件中的聲明包含或可能包含根據1934年證券交易法(經修訂)第21E條和1995年《私人證券訴訟改革法》的「前瞻性陳述」。在這個背景下,前瞻性陳述指的是與未來事件相關的陳述,這些事件可能影響我們預期的未來業務和財務績效,並經常包含諸如「尋求」、「預期」、「期待」、「打算」、「計劃」、「相信」、「潛力」、「將會」、「應該」、「可能」等類似含義的詞語。在這則新聞發佈中,前瞻性語句包括與LISt相關的部分內容,以及LISt技術的潛在應用和發展時間線,以及NANO核能投資LISt和合作帶來的潛在好處。這些以及其他前瞻性陳述基於我們在此新聞發佈日期可獲得的信息,並代表管理層當前的觀點和假設。前瞻性陳述不是未來業績、事件或結果的保證,涉及重要的已知和未知風險、不確定因素和其他因素,其中一些可能超出我們的控制。讀者應該注意,實際結果可能會與前瞻性陳述中所暗示的結果有實質性不同及不利。對於NANO核能,可能導致我們實際未來結果與我們前瞻性陳述中表達的不同的特定風險和不確定因素包括但不限於以下幾點:(i) 我們與美國能源部(「DOE」)或相關州核燃料許可提交有關NANO核能和LISt的風險,(ii) 與新型或先進核技術開發有關的對NANO核能和LISt的風險,包括設計測試困難、成本超支、監管延遲以及競爭性技術的發展,(iii) 我們能否獲得合同和資金以繼續運營的風險,(iv) 與我們在技術上開發和商業部署具有競爭力的先進核反應堆或其他技術的時間表(若有)的技術發展和商業部署的不確定性風險,(v) 與政府監管和政策的影響有關的風險,包括美國能源部(DOE)和美國核監管委員會制定的政策,包括最近通過的ADVANCE法案,以及(vi) 與在高度監管的行業中經營初創企業業務相關的類似風險和不確定因素。讀者應該謹慎對待這些前瞻性陳述,這些陳述僅適用於此新聞發佈日期。這些因素可能並非構成所有導致實際結果與任何前瞻性陳述中討論內容不同的因素,因此公司鼓勵投資者查看在美國證券交易委員會(SEC)的文件中可能會影響未來結果的其他因素,這些文件可在 www.sec.gov 查閱。讀者應謹慎對待前瞻性陳述,這些陳述僅適用於此新聞發佈日期,不應將前瞻性陳述視爲實際結果的預測。除法律要求外,我們不承諾更新前瞻性陳述以反映可能在本新聞發佈日期之後發生的事件或情況。
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