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Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-18Terrestrial Energy: Projects Progress & DOE Programs Strengthen Commercialization – Quarterly Update Report
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Terrestrial Energy: Projects Progress & DOE Programs Strengthen Commercialization – Quarterly Update Report
Download the Complete Report Here Key Takeaways: 1Q26 showed progress across IMSR’s key commercialization vectors, with regulatory, DOE program, supply-chain, commercial pipeline, and liquidity milestones collectively advancing the de-risking narrative. IMSR continues to execute against a milestone-driven roadmap that is more appropriately measured by regulatory progress, project pipeline development, fuel readiness, supply-chain qualification, and cash runway than by near-term revenue. The quarter advanced all three of management’s stated pillars: IMSR engineering and regulatory programs, including DOE-backed TETRA and TEFLA projects; supply-chain development, including materials testing and supplier execution; and commercial pipeline expansion, led by the Riot Platforms collaboration. The company reported a 1Q26 net loss of $10.5 million, ended the quarter with $289.9 million of cash and investments, and reported quarterly cash burn of $7.9 million, while expanding its commercial pipeline to ~10 IMSR Plant projects representing 7.8GW of indicative power capacity. NRC approval of the PIE Topical Report adds another foundational element to IMSR’s licensing basis. In May, the NRC issued its Safety Evaluation Report approving IMSR’s Postulated Initiating Events methodology, following acceptance of the company’s final submission in April 2026. The approval validates IMSR’s framework for identifying and evaluating events that could challenge safe plant operation, making it a core safety-analysis milestone rather than a process update. Importantly, approved Topical Reports can be referenced in future operating license applications without repetitive re-evaluation, reducing review scope and supporting standardized outcomes across multiple IMSR deployments. The PIE approval builds on the NRC’s September 2025 approval of IMSR’s Principal Design Criteria, which addressed foundational safety and design requirements, including inherent safety, reactor power control, and load-following capability. The regulatory pathway is increasingly defined around operating-license readiness and repeat deployment. Construction permits enable large-scale plant construction and address major environmental requirements, while operating-license preparedness determines whether the nuclear systems satisfy safety standards for commercial operation. IMSR’s Topical Reports are most relevant t...
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-15Terrestrial Energy Inc (IMSR) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Advances Amid Rising Costs
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Terrestrial Energy Inc (IMSR) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Advances Amid Rising Costs
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Total Cash and Cash Investments: $289.9 million at quarter end. Cash Burn: $7.9 million for the quarter, an increase of $1.8 million from the prior quarter. Research and Development Expenses: Increased by $1 million sequentially. General and Administrative Expenses: Increased by $4.6 million sequentially. Issued and Outstanding Shares: Increased by approximately 100,000 shares due to stock option exercises. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 2 Warning Signs with IMSR. Is IMSR fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Release Date: May 14, 2026 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Terrestrial Energy Inc (NASDAQ:IMSR) has achieved significant regulatory milestones, including the approval of the PIE Safety Evaluation Report by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which enhances the predictability and confidence in the licensing pathway. The company has a strong capital position with $289.9 million in cash and cash investments, providing a solid foundation for executing its business plan. Terrestrial Energy Inc (NASDAQ:IMSR) has strategically chosen to use standard nuclear fuel, avoiding the challenges associated with HALEU fuel supply, which simplifies regulatory processes and reduces costs. The company has executed an MOU with RIOT platforms, creating opportunities for co-locating IMSR plants with data centers, which underscores the demand for their plant design. Terrestrial Energy Inc (NASDAQ:IMSR) has a commercial pipeline consisting of approximately 10 IMSR plant projects, representing 7.8 gigawatts of indicative power capacity, showcasing strong market interest. The company expects cash burn to increase throughout 2026 as it scales its organization and resources, which could impact financial stability if not managed carefully. Research and development expenses have increased by $1 million sequentially, driven by fuel development and graphite testing programs, indicating rising operational costs. General and administrative expenses rose by $4.6 million sequentially, primarily due to increased headcount and stock-based compensation, which could pressure profitability. The company faces challenges in establishing a commercial-scale fuel production timeline, which could be a constraint on the deployment schedule of IMSR plants. There is unce...
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-15Terrestrial Energy Inc. Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary
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Terrestrial Energy Inc. Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary
Our analysts just identified a stock with the potential to be the next Nvidia. Tell us how you invest and we'll show you why it's our #1 pick. Tap here. Management attributes their competitive advantage to a decade-old decision to use standard-assay low-enriched uranium (SALEU) rather than HALEU fuel, bypassing current industry-wide enrichment supply constraints. The IMSR plant design is positioned as a 'diesel engine' of reactors, capable of utilizing various fuels including spent nuclear fuel or plutonium, though the current focus remains on affordability via standard fuel. Operational efficiency is driven by a plant design that is 1/6 the size of conventional nuclear plants with steam turbines operating at near 50% greater efficiency than light water reactors. The company completed the OTA contract with the DOE to advance Project TETRA and Project TEFLA, which are critical for testing reactor assembly and establishing fuel line infrastructure. Recent NRC approval of the Postulated Initiating Events (PIE) Topical Report establishes a foundational safety methodology that can be referenced in future licensing without reevaluation. Strategic positioning is focused on high-value industrial applications, specifically targeting the rising electricity demand from AI infrastructure and data center reshoring. The commercial pipeline now consists of approximately 10 IMSR projects representing 7.8 gigawatts of capacity, following a new MOU with Riot Platforms for data center co-location. Management expects cash burn to increase throughout 2026 as the organization scales for material testing, supplier selection, and project-related engineering work. The company is tracking toward its previous guidance of declaring 1 to 3 additional projects within the current calendar year. Future regulatory efforts are shifting toward the operating license as the 'end game,' which allows for commercial operation, rather than just construction permits. Strategic planning assumes a transition from first-plant deployment to a broader fleet operating in the 2030s, leveraging repeatable safety frameworks approved by the NRC. The company maintains a clean balance sheet with $289.9 million in cash and no debt, providing a strong capital position for milestone execution. First quarter cash burn was $7.9 million, which included a $1 million paydown of accounts payable to vendors offering exte...
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-14Terrestrial Energy Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
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Terrestrial Energy Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
Interested in Terrestrial Energy Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. Terrestrial Energy said it advanced key engineering, regulatory, supply chain and commercial milestones in Q1 2026, with management framing AI data centers, manufacturing reshoring and electrification as major demand drivers for its IMSR nuclear plant strategy. The company highlighted a major regulatory win after the NRC approved its PIE Topical Report and issued a Safety Evaluation Report, which management said strengthens the licensing basis for future IMSR plants and could streamline later reviews. Terrestrial Energy also unveiled a memorandum of understanding with Riot Platforms to explore co-locating IMSR plants with AI and high-performance computing data centers, expanding its commercial pipeline to about 10 projects representing 7.8 gigawatts of indicative capacity. Terrestrial Energy (NASDAQ:IMSR) said it advanced engineering, regulatory, supply chain and commercial milestones in the first quarter of 2026, as management emphasized rising electricity demand from artificial intelligence infrastructure, manufacturing reshoring and broader electrification as key drivers for its IMSR nuclear plant strategy. Chief Executive Officer Simon Irish told investors that the company is executing against a three-pillar framework: IMSR engineering and regulatory development, supply chain development and the commercial pipeline for IMSR plants. He said the company remains focused on “disciplined execution against clear milestones” and is looking beyond a first deployment toward a fleet of IMSR plants operating in the 2030s. → Rocket Lab Just Hit a New All-Time High—Time to Buy or Let It Breathe? Irish said the IMSR plant is designed to be one-sixth the size of a conventional nuclear plant and uses steam turbines that operate at nearly 50% greater efficiency than those driven by a light-water reactor. He also pointed to the system’s low-pressure nuclear operations and inherent safety characteristics as factors that he said improve affordability, financeability and social license for deployment. A major focus of the call was fuel strategy. Irish said the IMSR plant uses standard nuclear fuel with uranium enriched to less than 5% U-235, rather than high-assay low-enriched uranium, or HALEU, which is used by some other advanced reactor designs. → MP Materials Is Quietly Building a Rare Earth Powe...
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-14Terrestrial Energy Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
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Terrestrial Energy Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
Completed OTA contract with Department of Energy supporting IMSR pilot reactor and IMSR fuel pilot plant projects Collaboration with Riot Platform for a best-in-class pairing of data center and co-located nuclear plant to deliver up to 4GW of nuclear power capacity for hyperscale AI operation NRC approved Topical Report on IMSR Postulated Initiating Event methodology and issued Safety Evaluation Report CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 14, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Terrestrial Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: IMSR) ("Terrestrial Energy" or "the Company"), a developer of Generation IV small modular nuclear power plants, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. "During the quarter, Terrestrial Energy delivered against the three-pillar framework outlined in March – IMSR engineering and regulatory programs, including our key project engagements with the U.S. Department of Energy, supply chain development, and our commercial pipeline of IMSR Plant projects," said Simon Irish, CEO of Terrestrial Energy. "These developments move us closer to serving large industrial markets and the opportunity to power AI, advanced manufacturing, and the broader U.S. economy." Engineering and Regulatory Highlights: Terrestrial Energy signed two Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements with the U.S. Department of Energy advancing TETRA, the reactor pilot project, and TEFLA, the fuel line pilot project. The projects support engineering and regulatory programs for IMSR plant commercial operation and infrastructure development for IMSR plant fuel supply. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved the Company’s Postulated Initiating Events methodology (PIE) Topical Report and issued its Safety Evaluation Report (SER). This follows the NRC’s acceptance of the Company’s final Topical Report submission announced in April 2026. The NRC’s approval of Terrestrial Energy’s PIE methodology delivers the framework to identify and evaluate events that may challenge the safe operation of IMSR nuclear plant. This analysis is foundational to nuclear safety and represents another important regulatory milestone as Terrestrial Energy systematically executes on its nuclear regulatory program with the NRC. The PIE Topical Report follows on from the NRC’s September 2025 approval of IMSR’s Principal Design Criteria Topical Report. Together, these two Topical Reports establish fou...
TranscriptFY2026 Q12026-05-14FY2026 Q1 earnings call transcript
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FY2026 Q1 earnings call transcript
Greetings. Welcome to Terrestrial Energy First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. If anyone should require operator assistance during the conference, please press star zero on your telephone keypad. Please note this conference is being recorded. I will now turn the conference over to Tyler Gronbach, Vice President, Investor Relations and Public Relations. Thank you. You may begin.
Thank you, operator. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Terrestrial Energy's first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. I'm Tyler Gronbach, Vice President of Investor Relations and Public Relations. Joining me today are Simon Irish, Chief Executive Officer, and Brian Thrasher, Chief Financial Officer. Simon will begin with a review of our strategic and operational progress during the quarter, and Brian will follow with a discussion of our financial results. We will then open the call for questions. Before we begin, I'd like to remind you that we have posted the quarterly results, press release, and summary slides to the investor relations section of our website at terrestrialenergy.com. I'd also like to remind you that today's discussion will include forward-looking statements about our business, operations, and financial outlook.
These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. We encourage you to review the risk factors described in our SEC filings for a more complete discussion of these risks. With that, I'll turn the call over to Simon.
Thank you, Tyler, good morning, everyone. When we last spoke in March, we outlined a three-pillar framework for assessing our progress and our commitment to disciplined execution against clear milestones. Today, I will report on first quarter progress against that framework. Brian will discuss our financial results. Before I turn to first quarter developments, let me briefly affirm the context in which we are operating. The generational shift in energy demand and policy that we described at year-end has only intensified in the months since. It is secular, long-term, and compelling. Electricity demand expectations continue to rise, driven by AI infrastructure, the reshoring of manufacturing capacity, and broader electrification. Energy security is again a dominant policy theme across advanced economies. Against this market backdrop, the IMSR plant is powerfully and competitively differentiated. Let me briefly remind you of just two of those differentiators.
First, size, affordability, and capital efficiency. At one-sixth the size of a conventional nuclear plant, the IMSR plant is right-sized for the growth market opportunity today. Its steam turbines operate at near 50% greater efficiency than those driven by a light water reactor. Its nuclear systems operate at low pressure and with high inherent safety. All are powerful competitive economic virtues that increase affordability and financeability, reduce risk, and secure strong social license for deployment. Second, our fuel strategy. I want to spend a few moments on this point. The IMSR plant uses standard nuclear fuel, uranium at standard enrichment, i.e, less than 5% U-235, which has become the world standard over many decades. This was a strategic choice that we made more than a decade ago, deliberately avoiding HALEU fuel use, i.e, fuel at enrichment levels of between 15% and 20% U-235.
The levels required by other Generation IV reactors in the advanced nuclear sector. In today's HALEU enrichment-constrained industry, our decision has removed the considerable challenges, costs, and uncertainty of HALEU fuel supply at commercial scale. It also has the benefit of reducing regulatory complexity and cost, both for first plant and for fleet. This is relevant to our competitive positioning and to how we believe the market should evaluate deployment readiness in our sector. Companies that choose HALEU fuel for advanced reactors now face a considerable fuel supply, timeline, and infrastructure cost challenge, which we have resolved more than a decade ago. As I described in March, our three-pillar framework guides how we assess and report progress. The first pillar covers IMSR engineering and regulatory developments, including Project TETRA, our test reactor assembly, and Project TEFLA, our fuel line assembly.
The second covers supply chain developments, and the third covers our commercial pipeline of IMSR plants. Let me walk through first quarter progress for each of these three. First, our engineering and regulatory pillar. Early in the quarter, we completed OTA contract with the DOE to advance Project TETRA, our test reactor assembly, and Project TEFLA, our fuel line assembly. The projects support engineering and regulatory programs for IMSR plant commercial operation and the infrastructure development for IMSR plant fuel supply. Our graphite irradiation testing and supply activities are ongoing at NRG Petten, one of the world's most powerful test reactors. This work is essential for reactor materials qualification, supply selection, and licensing readiness. Subsequent to quarter end, we achieved another foundational regulatory milestone with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
We completed final submissions to the NRC supporting our postulated initiating events methodology or PIE Topical Report. The NRC has subsequently approved that Topical Report issuing its Safety Evaluation Report. The details are in Tuesday's press release. Let me underscore what this means. The Safety Evaluation Report establishes an important methodology for IMSR safety analysis. It forms part of the future licensing basis of the IMSR plant, as it can be referenced in future licensing applications without re-evaluation. The role of Topical Reports with associated Safety Evaluation Reports reduces the scope of subsequent regulatory reviews, improves predictability by resolving key safety analyses early, and increases confidence in the licensing pathway to commercial operations. It also enables repeated use of agreed safety frameworks for licensing of multiple IMSR plants, which is important as we look through first plant to establishing deployment efficiencies at fleet scale.
The PI safety evaluation report follows on from the NRC's 2025 safety evaluation report for the IMSR's Principal Design Criteria. Together, these two approved analyses establish foundational elements of the IMSR plant's licensing basis. Our completion of this work reflects the depth and duration of our engineering engagement with the NRC. Turning to the second pillar, supply chain developments. Our relationships with industry nuclear suppliers remain in active execution, supporting the fabrication of reactor components and the development of fuel supply infrastructure. Over the quarter, we built our supply group for the execution of Project TETRA and Project TEFLA. Turning to the third pillar, our commercial pipeline of IMSR plant projects. Following quarter end, we executed an MOU with Riot Platforms, creating the opportunity for a best-in-class pairing of data center and nuclear plant. The company's plans to co-locate IMSR plants with Riot-developed data centers serving AI and high-performance compute applications.
The agreement covers multiple project opportunities across the U.S. and the use of natural gas as a bridge fuel to accelerate commercial power supply and enhance resilience during full plant operation. This relationship establishes a hyperscale data center commercial channel for IMSR plants. It further underscores the demand-side value of the IMSR plant design and our business model. It reflects exactly the kind of high-value industrial application the IMSR plant is designed to serve.
Our commercial pipeline consists of approximately 10 IMSR plant projects. With the right relationship, this pipeline represents 7.8 GW of indicative power capacity. The IMSR plant's combination of affordability, capital efficiency, siting flexibility, customized supply make it well-suited to the growth opportunity today. Over the quarter, we executed against clearly defined milestones, advancing across all three pillars of our business plan, always looking past the deployment of a single IMSR plant to a fleet operating the 2030s. I will now turn the call over to Brian Thrasher, our Chief Financial Officer, to review our financial results.
Thank you, Simon, and good morning, everyone. First quarter results indicate a clean balance sheet, disciplined cash management, and continued investment in the engineering process and resources for commercial execution. Please note that year-over-year comparisons are unlikely to be informative this quarter, given the transformations in the business in 2025. We're presenting results on a sequential quarter basis, which we believe to be a more relevant indicator of company performance. At quarter end, we held total cash and cash investments of CAD 289.9 million. This compares to CAD 297.8 million at year-end 2025. Cash burn for the quarter was CAD 7.9 million, an increase of CAD 1.8 million compared to the prior quarter, after consideration of one-time transaction costs associated with the 2025 merger. Two items drove the majority of this increase.
A first quarter 2026 payment of $600,000 for 2025 discretionary bonuses. Second, $1 million pay down of accounts payable for vendors offering extended credit terms. The remaining $200,000 increase of first quarter cash burn is attributable to higher sequential payments for research and development costs. We expect cash burn to increase throughout 2026 as we scale our organization and resources, material testing and qualification, supplier selection activities, and project-related work. This is a continuation of the ramp we began in fourth quarter last year following the completion of the merger transaction. I'll now turn to operating expenses. Research and development expenses were up $1 million sequentially, driven by our fuel development and graphite testing programs.
General and Administrative expenses were up CAD 4.6 million sequentially, primarily reflecting headcount and stock-based compensation as we build out the public company team. The fourth quarter of 2025 also included a credit of approximately CAD 2.7 million from legal and accounting expenses that were capitalized in conjunction with the merger accounting. Turning to our capitalization table, issued and outstanding shares were up modestly at approximately 100,000 shares from stock option exercises during the quarter. Share count is effectively unchanged from year-end 2025. In summary, our balance sheet is straightforward, clean and tight. Cash and short-term investments make up the vast majority of our assets. Liabilities are limited. We have modest current liabilities and lease obligations and no debt. The company continues to hold a strong capital position to execute against the milestone that Simon has outlined. That concludes our prepared remarks. Operator, please open the line for questions.
Thank you. If you would like to ask a question, please press star one on your telephone keypad. A confirmation tone will indicate your line is in the question queue. You may press star two if you would like to remove your question from the queue. For participants using speaker equipment, it may be necessary to pick up your handset before pressing the star keys. Please ask one question and one follow-up question. Our first question is from Derek Soderberg with Cantor Fitzgerald. Please proceed.
Yeah. Hey, guys. Thanks for taking the questions. Simon, I appreciate the color on the SALEU and HALEU dynamic. You know that distinction certainly makes sense as a differentiator, to other Generation IV reactors, you know, at the feedstock level. The next step is taking that and deconverting it and fabricating it into molten salt, right? I'm curious if you can walk us through the TEFLA pilot plant timeline, when you expect commercial scale fuel production there to be online, maybe relative to the first plant deployment. You know, is fuel fabrication sort of the binding constraint to the deployment schedule here?
Good morning, Derek. Thanks for the question. Good question. In terms of our entire fuel supply program, we have been providing sort of more detail on exactly how we're going to achieve fleet level supply of HALEU fuel. The end reactor feed is IMSR fuel salt. HALEU is the enriched material that comes out of an enrichment plant. It's the first link of the supply chain. The reason we emphasize that, the HALEU, simply talk about HALEU, to the degree that we do at the moment, is because, you know, without it, there's no supply chain because it's the first link. HALEU is extremely important. We have in our Westinghouse press release indicated what the next link is, which is to your point about deconversion.
The next link is deconverting to the chemical form we need, which is uranium tetrafluoride. Deconversion and conversion from uranium into fluorides, that chemistry is very much part of the whole nuclear supply chain. The deconversion that we need, though, from Hex, which comes out in the enrichment plant, is the deconversion of uranium of enriched uranium at fluoride level. We need to the end product, the end chemical form is uranium tetrafluoride. The physical form for reactor feed is IMSR fuel salt. There are additional steps to come up with the physical form, but one point, Derek, on the physical form.
The physical form is not this extraordinary detailed reactor assembly, which is nuclear fuel as we've known it today. That, you know, fuel bundle. The form we don't have a physical form in that context. Manufacturing is simply a chemical production process to create a final fuel form, which is the IMSR fuel salt, which is in a fluoride. It's a fluoride chemistry, it's a fluoride form to the precise requirements from a purity perspective to make it licensed reactor feed for a licensed plant. There are additional steps. Those additional steps are the steps that we will be developing in Project TEFLA at the pilot level.
This is why Project TEFLA is important and so important to one of the key elements of our business plan. We're not looking to build and operate, but nonetheless, we are looking to be principal in fuel supply and to be principal in IMSR Core-unit supply as well. With respect to how we go about as a business-Establishing ourselves as a principal in fuel supply production, the final step of the process where we think there's an opportunity for us to add considerable value, particularly from an IP perspective. That final step of the process is Project TEFLA. It plays a very big role in us perfecting and industrializing the processes that will need to be put in place to create that final fuel form, which is the IMSR fuel salt, the final reactivity that goes into the reactor.
Got it. Really appreciate the color on that. With the PIE Topical Report, you know, approved by the NRC, what sort of are the next regulatory submissions we should be watching out for? As you guys prepare for, you know, site licensing and construction?
Well, thanks, Derek. In terms of regulatory preparedness, I would say there are two great branches of this for anyone in the market today. The first one is preparing for operating license because, you know, making the case that your nuclear systems are compliant with nuclear safety standards. The other great branch is the construction permit where you have, you know, the opportunity to sign off on all the large environmental requirements and start the process of constructing the plant. I think everyone in our space is working on both construction permits, getting a lot of attention construction permits. They don't say much at all about the safety of nuclear systems. The safety of nuclear systems is associated with your preparedness to submit an operating license.
That preparedness can be established clearly from a milestone perspective with how you're getting on with your Topical Report submissions. A Topical Report submission in a allows you to discharge an element of safety analysis that will ultimately go into that final operating license. We're pleased to report in 2025 and pleased to report very recently the progress we're making with submitting Topical Reports to the NRC, engaging with staff and the NRC on a timely basis, responding with the issuance of the approval of the Topical Report and the issuance of the Safety Evaluation Report. It's those elements, Topical Reports where the safety analysis has been approved, you know, that approved methodology which is valuable and puts you in a increasingly confident position to submit the operating license. It's the operating license that allows you to operate a nuclear plant for a commercial purpose. The construction permit just allows you to, you know, move your EPC guys onto the site. It's the operating license that is the end game.
Our next question is from George Gianarikas with Canaccord Genuity. Please proceed.
Hey, good morning, everyone. Thank you for taking my question. I'd like to continue on the fuel thread. Have you explored the use of LEU+ in your reactor design? Thanks.
Yeah. We, I mean, this is going back a bit, George, when we sort of made our decision 10 years ago to use standard nuclear fuel. LEU+ could potentially have some technical benefits that may manifest in commercial benefits as well. If it becomes readily available and easily available, we will, you know, we will look at this quite carefully. You know, our analysis would be that from a commercial perspective, it would be, I think sort of quite a marginal development. Definitely we'll look at it if it becomes broadly available.
Thank you. The design is flexible enough such that I would assume that you could feed it into the reactor.
Oh, yes. I mean, George, from a design perspective, our design, you could view us as the diesel engine of nuclear reactor systems. It can take a massive array of fuel without that long and extremely expensive regulatory requirement, which is qualifying a physical fuel form. We don't use a physical fuel, we use liquid fuel. You know, at the one end you can very easily and comfortably use, you know, LEU, enriched to no more than 5%, which we are at the moment. That's a very secure place to start. At the other end we could be, if market circumstances and policy circumstances dictate, you know, we could be, you know, very active in using spent nuclear fuel, plutonium, thorium, and all these other exotic fuels that are floating around.
Our system could very, very comfortably accommodate all these other nuclear fuels. The reason we haven't gone there is because we think the problem to solve is not a fuel, is not sort of, you know, to use these funky fuels. We think the problem to solve is affordability and cost. We're keeping it simple at the front end, focused on what matters commercially, which is the affordability of a nuclear plant, its capital efficiency, and the cost of power. That has driven our, you know, so far our commercial focus to just using what we call standard-assay LEU. We do recognize tremendous potential in using spent nuclear fuel, plutonium, thorium, and all the other exotic fuels that, you know, are, you know, occasionally advocated in the market.
Thank you. Maybe just last question from me is just your thoughts on Part 57. There appeared to be just some inklings of detail there. Any potential leverage you could have in terms of using it to accelerate your pathway? Thank you.
Well, yes, I mean, Part 57, I believe that's for, that's for microreactors, George. Our regulatory team has not forwarded as a relevant regulatory development, you know, for Terrestrial Energy, but I believe it's more focused on microreactors. Is that correct?
I think that's right, but I think there are bits related to waste that may be leverageable. Just sort of curious. 'Cause we're trying to figure out exactly what it means and how leverageable it is to other companies outside the microreactor space.
Yeah, George, I'm happy to go offline and have a discussion on that after I've sort of consulted with our regulatory team. The one that we are sort of focused on is Part 53, because that is a possibility, a practical possibility of a different licensing pathway for us both to first plants and also to fleet.
Thank you so much.
Yeah. Thank you.
We now have a follow-up from Derek Soderberg with Cantor Fitzgerald. Please proceed.
Yeah, thanks for letting me back in here. Just a couple more. First regarding the executed OTA agreements with the DOE, is that gonna help you guys at all with capital expenditures for the TETRA and TEFLA programs over the next, you know, year or so?
Well, Derek, I think sort of perhaps indirectly, because, you know, capital likes regulatory clarity to achieve, you know, project goals. That OTA authority, that OTA contract with the Department of Energy provides that regulatory clarity that we need to get TETRA and TEFLA done. Yes, it's, it does help from a capital perspective in that regard.
Got it. Got it. My final one, just on your pipeline of 10 projects. I think in the past you guys have talked about potentially declaring, I think, one to three additional projects this year.
Yeah.
You've got the right MOU now announced. Are you still tracking towards additional site or partner disclosures this year? Thanks.
Yes. I mean, we reiterate the guidance we issued in March with one to three additional projects. Obviously tracking against that is it was clearly the right announcement from a couple of weeks back.
Perfect. Thanks.
With no further questions, I would like to hand the conference back over to Simon for closing remarks.
Thank you. Thank you for joining us today and your interest in the company. We set expectations for the year ahead last quarter, and we're pleased with the progress this quarter against that benchmark. The work ahead of us is all about execution. We look forward to demonstrating that milestone by milestone through 2026 and beyond. Thank you.
Thank you. This will conclude today's conference. You may disconnect your lines at this time, and thank you for your participation.
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-01Terrestrial Energy Announces First Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call Date
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Terrestrial Energy Announces First Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call Date
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Terrestrial Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: IMSR), a developer of Generation IV small modular nuclear power plants, will report its first quarter 2026 earnings before the market opens on Monday, May 14, 2026, and will hold a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time that day. Simon Irish, Chief Executive Officer, and Brian Thrasher, Chief Financial Officer, will participate on the call. Webcast Details: Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026 Time: 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time, 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time Webcast: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/egz5t9t4/ North American Toll-Free: 877-407-4019 International Toll: +1 201-689-8337 The webcast will be broadcast live and available for replay. The earnings release and presentation will also be posted to the Company’s investor relations website at https://ir.terrestrialenergy.com/. About Terrestrial Energy Terrestrial Energy is a developer of Generation IV nuclear plants that use its proprietary Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR). The IMSR captures the transformative operating benefits of molten salt reactor technology in a plant design that represents true innovation in capital efficiency, cost reduction, versatility and functionality of nuclear energy supply. IMSR plants are designed to be small and modular for distributed supply of low-cost, reliable, dispatchable, clean, high-temperature industrial heat and electricity, and to be customized for a dual-use energy role relevant to many industrial applications, such as petrochemical and chemical synthesis, and data center operation. In so doing, IMSR plants extend the application of nuclear energy far beyond electric power markets. Their deployment will support the rapid growth of clean firm heat and power, delivering energy self-reliance, grid reliability and economic growth. Terrestrial Energy uses an innovative plant design together with proven and demonstrated molten salt reactor technology and readily-available and inexpensive standard-assay low-enriched uranium in its fuel for a nuclear plant with a unique set of operating characteristics and compelling transformative commercial potential. Terrestrial Energy is engaged with regulators, suppliers, industrial partners and energy end-users to build, license and commission the first IMSR plants in the early 2030s. Forward-Looking Statements The statements contained in this press release...
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-02Terrestrial Energy Shifts to Execution Mode – Quarterly Update Report
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Terrestrial Energy Shifts to Execution Mode – Quarterly Update Report
Download the Complete Report Here By Karen Roman Terrestrial Energy Inc. (Nasdaq: IMSR) is moving into early commercialization in 2026 as it advances next-generation nuclear deployment. The company is positioning to capture rising demand for reliable, low-carbon baseload power driven by data centers and industrial electrification, targeting a market projected to grow to $1.9 trillion by 2050. The company has an approximately $340 million enterprise value, well below its $1.06 billion SPAC valuation, Investors are encouraged to check out the full report below for detailed insights, industry trends, and what goes into Exec Edge Research’s valuation analysis. Download the Complete Report Here Read Exec Edge’s Initiation on Terrestrial Energy Here Subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter to Receive All Research Contact: Executives-Edge.com [email protected]
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-02Terrestrial Energy Shifts to Execution Mode – Downloadable Quarterly Update Report
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Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-01HCM II Acquisition Q4 Earnings Call Highlights
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HCM II Acquisition Q4 Earnings Call Highlights
Regulatory and DOE momentum: The CNSC found “no fundamental barriers” to the IMSR design, the U.S. NRC accepted a topical report on principal design criteria, and Terrestrial Energy won DOE OTA awards for Project TETRA (test reactor data) and TEFLA (fuel pilot), advancing licensing and development data collection. Commercial and supply-chain progress: Texas A&M selected Terrestrial Energy to site a full-scale IMSR at RELLIS (ERCOT), the company added partners including Ameresco and suppliers such as Westinghouse, Siemens Energy and BWXT, and progressed materials testing including graphite irradiation. Solid capital position despite losses: Following the business combination, Terrestrial Energy raised over $292 million (including a $50 million PIPE) and ended 2025 with about $298 million in cash, while reporting a $28 million net loss driven by higher R&D and G&A to fund near-term milestones. Interested in HCM II Acquisition Corp.? Here are five stocks we like better. Terrestrial Energy used its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings call to outline progress on regulatory engagement, supply chain planning, and early commercial project development for its IMSR small modular reactor design, while also reviewing the company’s first financial results as a newly public company following its business combination with HCM II Acquisition (NASDAQ:IMSR). Chief Executive Officer Simon Irish said 2025 was a “transformational year” and the company’s first as a publicly traded entity. Irish framed the company’s strategy around what he described as “generational and transformative change” in global electricity demand, citing drivers including AI infrastructure, automation, electrification, and reshoring of manufacturing. He also pointed to policy priorities around “national energy security, grid reliability, and affordability,” referencing geopolitical events such as the war in Ukraine and concerns around LNG and oil supply security. → HP Inc. Stock Is Historically Cheap, but Can AI Change the Story? Irish argued that meeting growing demand and policy objectives will require new nuclear plant profiles—smaller, more affordable, modular, and capable of supplying both electricity and industrial heat. He said Terrestrial Energy was founded more than 13 years ago to pursue that approach through its IMSR plant design, a molten salt reactor concept. Irish highlighted three dif...
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-03-31Terrestrial Energy Inc. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary
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Terrestrial Energy Inc. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary
Performance is driven by a strategic focus on the Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) design, which targets the $1.4 trillion addressable market for industrial heat and power. Management attributes their competitive advantage to the use of standard nuclear fuel (enriched to less than 5%), intentionally avoiding the supply chain constraints and regulatory uncertainties associated with HALEU fuel. The IMSR plant achieves high capital efficiency by operating at low pressure with high-temperature steam turbines, resulting in nearly 50% greater efficiency than conventional light-water reactors. Operational flexibility is a core pillar, allowing the reactor to be sited near point-of-demand industrial centers to provide firm energy without transmission constraints. The company employs a capital-light business model where third parties build, own, and operate the plants, while Terrestrial Energy provides core units, fuel services, and engineering support. Regulatory risk has been mitigated through a multi-year engagement with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, which concluded there are no fundamental barriers to licensing the design. Management expects to disclose details for 1 to 3 additional commercial IMSR deployment projects in 2026, following the initial selection by Texas A&M University. The company plans to submit at least 3 additional Topical Reports to the NRC to increase readiness for construction and operating license applications. Project development details, including specific sites and engineering partners, will be announced for the TETRA test reactor and TEFLA fuel line pilot projects. The 2026 strategy assumes continued federal support through Department of Energy OTA awards to accelerate data collection and fuel production scaling. Long-term growth is predicated on transitioning from single-plant deployments to a standardized, scalable fleet platform across international markets in the 2030s. The October 2025 business combination with HCM II Acquisition Corp. provided $292 million in gross proceeds with less than 1% redemptions. General and administrative expenses excluded $22 million in transaction-related costs associated with the business combination, which were presented as an increase to additional paid-in capital. R&D expenses increased to $10 million due to the expansion of materials testing and the final phase of graphite irradiation te...
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-03-31Terrestrial Energy Inc (IMSR) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Partnerships and ...
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Terrestrial Energy Inc (IMSR) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Partnerships and ...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Net Loss: $28 million for 2025, an increase of $17 million from the prior year. Research and Development Expenses: $10 million in 2025, up by $5 million from the prior year. General and Administrative Expenses: $14 million in 2025, an increase of $10 million from the prior year. Legal, Accounting, and Professional Fees: $5 million in 2025, an increase of $4 million over the prior year. Stock-Based Compensation: Approximately $3 million, an increase of $2 million over the prior year. Interest Expense: $4 million in 2025, compared to $1 million in 2024. Interest Income: $1 million in 2025. Cash and Short-Term Investments: Approximately $298 million at year-end. Issued and Outstanding Shares: 105.8 million shares, including 81.8 million common shares and 24 million exchangeable shares. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 2 Warning Signs with IMSR. Is IMSR fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Release Date: March 30, 2026 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Terrestrial Energy Inc (NASDAQ:IMSR) secured more than $292 million in gross proceeds from its business combination with HCM2 Acquisition Corp, reflecting strong investor support. The company received two OTA awards from the Department of Energy, supporting the execution of Project TETRA and the TEFLA fuel line assembly project. Terrestrial Energy Inc (NASDAQ:IMSR) announced a collaboration with Texas A&M University for the deployment of a full-scale commercial IMSR plant, positioning it in a fast-growing electricity market. The IMSR plant design is heavily differentiated, offering affordability, capital efficiency, and flexibility in operations, which are key competitive advantages. The company has strengthened its supply chain readiness through agreements with leading industrial nuclear suppliers like Westinghouse and Siemens Energy. Terrestrial Energy Inc (NASDAQ:IMSR) reported a net loss of $28 million for 2025, an increase of $17 million from the prior year, due to growing expenses. Research and development expenses increased significantly, reflecting expanded materials testing and graphite qualification work. General and administrative expenses rose to $14 million, primarily due to expansion in personnel and corporate infrastructure. Interest expense increased due to larger aver...

