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EXHIBIT 10.1
  
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 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
  
 TO THE R&D SERVICES AGREEMENT
  
  		(1)	Framatome, a simplified joint stock company, (“Société par actions simplifiée”), organized and existing under the laws of France, having its registered office at 1 place Jean Millier, 92400 Courbevoie, France, registered at the French Trade registry of Nanterre under the N° 379 041 395 RCS Nanterre, represented by Bernard Fontana, Chief Executive Officer, (hereinafter referred to as “Framatome”)
		   	
		(2)	Lightbridge Corporation, 11710 Plaza America Dr., Suite 2000, Reston, Virginia 20190, USA, a Nevada corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Lightbridge” or “LTBR”)
		   	
		(3)	Enfission LLC, 11710 Plaza America Dr., Suite 2000, Reston, Virginia 20190, USA, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Enfission”)

  
 (each of Framatome, Lightbridge and Enfission, a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”)
  
 This Amendment Number One (“Amendment One”) amends the 14 November 2017 R&D Services Agreement (“RDSA” or “Agreement”) signed between AREVA NP SAS and Lightbridge Corporation(each of AREVA NP and Lightbridge an “Original Party” and collectively, the “Original Parties”), and shall be deemed effective retroactively as of January 25, 2018.
  
  	1.	The Original Parties to the RDSA drafted the RDSA in a manner contemplating that a JV to be established between Framatome Inc. (a Framatome U.S. based subsidiary) and Lightbridge would become a party to the RDSA.

  
 As set forth in section 16.3 of the RDSA, in the framework of the French nuclear sector’s reorganization, AREVA NP went through a spin-off of most of its activities to its subsidiary New NP on December 31 2017 (“Spin-Off’); the corporate name of New NP has been changed and has been, since January 4th 2018, “Framatome”. As the result of the Spin-Off, Framatome took over, as a whole, all of the rights and obligations of AREVA NP under the RDSA, as of December 31 2017.
  
 On January 25, 2018, Framatome Inc. and Lightbridge formed this JV, naming it Enfission, LLC (“Enfission”).
  
  	2.	Framatome and LTBR now desire to formally add Enfission as a party to the RDSA, and Enfission, LLC, intending to be fully bound by the terms of the RDSA, hereby agrees to become a party to the RDSA, with all rights, privileges, duties and obligations attendant thereto. Amendment One thus amends the RDSA by adding Enfission as a party to the Agreement. As such, the LTBR, Framatome and Enfission, LLC are hereinafter referred to individually as a “Current Party” and collectively as the “Current Parties” to the RDSA.

   	 
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  	3.	The Current Parties hereby agree to further amend the RDSA as follows:

  
  	  
	A.	All references throughout the RDSA to any duties, obligations, rights, privileges and the like to be accorded solely or additionally to the JV once formed or established, shall be interpreted and given effect so as to recognize that Enfission was formed/established as of January 25, 2018.
	  
	  
	  

	  
	B.	The names “AREVA NP SAS,” “AREVA NP” and “ANP” used in the preamble of the RDSA, and all uses of such terms throughout the RDSA are deleted and replaced with “Framatome.”
	  
	  
	  

	  
	C.	All uses of “Areva, Inc.” throughout the RDSA are deleted and replaced with “Framatome, Inc.”
	  
	  
	  

	  
	D.	Section 1.41 (definition of “JV”) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
	  
	  
	  

	  
	  
	 1.41 “JV” or “Enfission” means Enfission. LLC. a U.S. limited liability company (LLC), established under the laws of the state of Delaware USA and jointly owned by Framatome. Inc. and Lightbridge.

   
  	  
	E.	Section 1.57 (definition of “Parties”) is modified as follows:
	  
	  
	  

	  
	  
	 1.57 “Parties” means ANP Framatome and LTBR (subject to the provisions of Section 16.3) as controlled (as defined in Section 1.3) at the date of the execution of the present Agreement, and Enfission. “Party” has a correlative meaning.

  
  	  
	F.	Section 2 (Exhibits) is amended as follows:
	  
	  
	  

	  
	  
	 [. . .]
  
 (k) Exhibit K (Personnel categories and corresponding Unit Rates); and
   
 (1) Exhibit L (signed and binding Confidentiality Agreement); and
  
 (m) Exhibit M (Purchasing from Authorized Vendors and Vendor Payment Processing).

  
  	  
	G.	Section 5.1(b) (Budget Related to the Roadmap), ninth paragraph, is modified as follows:
	  
	  
	  

	  
	  
	 No Party shall have any obligation to implement changes to the Roadmap and/or development schedule, resources, and cost estimates unless previously approved in writing by the Project 1 Steering Committee, and no Party shall have any obligation to make any additional payments to any other Party on account of any such changes, unless the Project 1 Steering Committee has duly approved any such changes and the Parties have agreed to such changes in writing through a new or amended Work Release Notice.

  
  	 
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	H.	Section 5.2 (Work Release Notices) is modified as follows:

  
  	  
	i)	The Section 5.2 heading is modified to state:
	  
	  
	  

	  
	  
	 Work Release Notices and Purchases from Authorized Vendors and Vendor Payment Processing

  
  	  
	ii)	After the fourth paragraph, the following language is added:
	  
	  
	  

	  
	  
	 Enfission personnel shall follow the “Purchasing from Authorized Vendors and Vendor Payment Processing” guidelines set forth in Exhibit M. These guidelines govern the process of purchasing goods and/or services from authorized vendors, and the process of paying authorized vendors for those goods and services.

  
  	  
	I.	Section 5.5 (Subcontracting) is modified as follows:

  
  	  
	i)	After the third paragraph, the following language is added:
	  
	  
	  

	  
	  
	 For the sake of clarity, the above-mentioned written approval is required for each of the Subcontracted tasks, even if the Subcontractor has already been approved in order to perform another Subcontracted task.

	  
	  
	  

	  
	 ii)
	 The fourth paragraph, second sentence is modified to state: These arrangements, unless expressly consented to in writing by the other Parties on a case by case basis. shall require that the obligations provided in this Agreement (including without limitation the obligations in Section 6, Section 7, Section 10, and Section 11) shall also apply to such Subcontractors.

   
  	  
	J.	Section 9.2 (Invoicing) is modified as follows:

  
  	  
	 i. The first paragraph is modified to state: From the Effective Date to the earlier of the JV formation date, or January 31, 2018, the currency of invoicing or of payment shall be in EURO. The Parties shall execute an amendment to this Agreement prior to such date to ensure that immediately after ouch date Lightbridge or the JV, as applicable, shall receive invoice; and remit payment in U.S. Dollars. In the amendment, the engineering rates for each R&D Service Provider’s European resources shall he converted from EURO to U.S. Dollars at then current spot exchange rato plus the actual and reasonable currency hedging cost incurred by the R&D Service Provider assuming the foreign exchange risk. Upon conversion of the engineering rate; from EURO into U.S. Dollars, such engineering rates. The currency of invoicing or of payment shall be in U.S. Dollars. The engineering rates for each R&D Service Provider’s European resources shall remain unchanged until the end of the calendar year. When incurred by Framatome for hedging the EUR/USD currency risk in each applicable calendar year (% to be agreed between the Parties) to the engineering rates in each applicable calendar year.

  
  	 
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	 ii. The fourth paragraph is modified to state: By the end of the first week of each month, each R&D Provider shall send to Accounts Payable at Lightbridge (or the JV, once it is established), an electronic copy of its invoice together with the supporting documentation corresponding to the hours spent for each Unit Rate category, for each task, during the previous month by the R&D Provider for the performance of the R&D Activities and any additional expenses incurred during this period as provided under Section 9.3(b). All hours for such previous month shall be timely submitted and invoiced as provided herein. To the extent that the R&D Provider fails to timely submit hours as provided in this paragraph, the JV shall be relieved of all liability for payment of such untimely submitted hours.

   	  
	K.	Section 9.4 (Subcontracting / Investment Expenses) is modified as follows:
	  
	  
	  

	  
	  
	 Subcontracting activities and investment expenses (such as but not limited to equipment, tools, materials, and licenses) managed by ANP Framatome SAS engineers should shall be invoiced to LTBR (or the JV, once formed). Subcontracting activities conducted by third parties, activities conducted by Framatome technical centers in Karlstein and Erlangen DTI, and Framatome investment expenses shall be invoiced based on actual cost + ANP margin equal to [*****]% (value creation by ANP engineers) plus an administrative treatment fee, not to exceed ] [*****]%.

  
  	  
	L.	The following language is added as new Section 16.14:
	  
	  
	  

	  
	  
	 Electronic Transmittals and Signatures. The Parties intend to conduct business under this Agreement by electronic means. Each document arising out of or referenced in this Agreement, and which a Party has sinned and transmitted electronically to the other (and evidenced by a delivery confirmation receipt), shall be intended as and constitute an original and deemed to contain a valid signature of the Party for all purposes acknowledging, consenting to, authorizing and approving the terms of such document or any subject matter applicable- thereto and shall satisfy any and all requirements in this Agreement for a document or signature to be “in writing” or “written”.

  
  	  
	M.	The Exhibits are amended as follows:

  
  	  
	i.	Deleting Exhibit K (Personnel Categories and Corresponding Unit Rates) and replacing the same with the attached updated Exhibit K (Personnel Categories and Corresponding Unit Rates in U.S. Dollars —January 25, 2018 — December 31, 2018)
	  
	  
	  

	  
	ii.	Adding, after Exhibit L, the attached Exhibit M (Purchases from Authorized Vendors and Vendor Payment Processing)

  
 All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain unchanged.
   
 This Amendment One may be executed by the Current Parties in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same, and all of which shall have an effective date of January 25, 2018. All other sections of the RDSA in effect prior to this Amendment One shall continue in full force and effect.
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, who are all of the Current Parties to the RDSA, intending to be legally bound, have executed this Amendment One as of the date(s) set forth below, with such Amendment One to be deemed effective as of January 25, 2018.
  
  	 LIGHTBRIDGE CORPORATION
	  
	  

	  
	  
	  
	  

	 By:
	 /s/ Seth Grae 
	  
	 Date: July 2, 2018                                          

	 Name: 
	 Seth Grae
	  
	  

	 Title: 
	 President and Chief Executive Officer
	  
	  

  
  	 FRAMATOME SAS
	  
	  

	  
	  
	  
	  

	 By:
	 /s/ Bernard Fontana 
	  
	 Date: July 3, 2018                                           

	 Name: 
	 Bernard Fontana
	  
	  

	 Title: 
	Chief Executive Officer	  
	  

  
  	 ENFISSION, LLC
	  
	  

	  
	  
	  
	  

	 By:
	/s/ Seth Grae 	  
	 Date: July 2, 2018                                              

	 Name: 
	 Seth Grae
	  
	  

	 Title: 
	President and Chief Executive Officer	  
	  

  
  	 
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 Exhibit K
  
 Personnel Categories and Corresponding Unit Rates in U.S. Dollars
  
 January 25, 2018 — December 31, 2018
  
 Framatome SAS / Framatome Inc.
  
 Hedging FX rate utilized: [*****] USD to 1 Euro
  
 	 Personnel category
	 Unit Rate in US $/h for US Personnel
	 Unit Rate in $/h for non-US Personnel

	 Expert (France)
 Advisory Engineer or Technical consultant (US)
	 [*****]
	 [*****]

	 Senior Engineer France)
 Principal Engineer (US)
	 [*****]
	 [*****]

	 Engineer (France)
 Engineer 111/IV (US)
	 [*****]
	 [*****]

	 Technician/operator (France) Engineer I/II (US)
	 [*****]
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 Lightbridge
  
 	 Personnel Category
  
	 Unit Rate in US Dollars per Hour
  

	 Advisory Engineer or Technical Consultant
  
	 [*****]
  

	 Principal Engineer
  
	 [*****]
  

	 Engineer III/W
  
	 [*****]
  

	 Engineer I/II
  
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 Exhibit M
  
 Purchasing from Authorized Vendors and Vendor Payment Processing
  
 	 PROCEDURE: 
  
 Purchasing from Authorized Vendors and Vendor Payment Processing
     
	 SECTION Number:
  
 P2P

  
 	  
	I.	PURPOSE

  
 The purpose of this policy is to establish formal guidelines governing the process of purchasing goods and/or services from authorized vendors, and over the process of paying authorized vendors for those goods and services.
  
 	  
	II.	APPLICABILITY

  
 These guidelines apply to all user departments who requisition materials, supplies, services, or equipment. They also apply to the Accounting department responsible for issuing payments to vendors.
  
 	  
	III.	RESPONSIBILITIES

  
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	IV.	DEFINITIONS

  
 Purchase Requisition (PR): represents the request made by a user department with a business need to acquire goods and/or services.
   	 
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 Purchase Order (PO): is a financially controlled document and all POs must be accounted for and subject to audit. It commits Enfission funds for the value of goods and/or service specified in the PO, and authorizes the vendor to deliver and charge Enfission for the goods and services specified in the PO.
  
 Work Release Notice (WRN): is an agreement between Framatome and Lightbridge companies that establishes the tasks to be performed by the two entities and the corresponding budget cost expected to be incurred to perform and complete those tasks to achieve the objectives of the Enfission joint venture.
   
 	  
	V.	GUIDELINES

  
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	VI.	EFFECTIVE DATE

  
 This procedure shall become effective upon approval.
  
  
  	

   
  	 Original 
	 Revision No. _____1_____
	
		    
	
	 APPROVED: [MONTH]/[DAY]/[YEAR]
	 APPROVED BY: 
	 JOB POSITION

  
  
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EXHIBIT 10.2
  
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 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO
  
 TO THE R&D SERVICES AGREEMENT
  
 This Amendment Number Two (“Amendment Two”) amends the 14 November 2017 R&D Services Agreement (“RDSA” or “Agreement”), as previously amended by Amendment Number One dated June 20, 2018, between Framatome SAS (formerly known as “AREVA NP SAS”, and hereinafter referred to as “Framatome”), Lightbridge Corporation (“Lightbridge”), and Enfission, LLC (“Enfission”) (each of Framatome, Lightbridge and Enfission a “Party”, and collectively, the “Parties”), and shall be deemed effective as of June 20, 2018.
  
 1. The Parties desire to adjust the Project 1 (as defined in the RDSA) organization based on actual experience during the first several months of activities under the RDSA. The Parties therefore hereby agree to amend the RDSA as follows:
  
  	  
	A.	Section 1.61 (definition of “Project Manager” or “PM”) is modified as follows:
	  
	  
	  

	  
		1.61 “Project Manager Office” or “PMO has the meaning as described in Section 4.2.
	  
	  
	  

	  
	B.	All uses of “Project Manager” throughout the RDSA are deleted and replaced with “Project Management Office,” and all uses of “PM” throughout the RDSA are deleted and replaced with “PMO.”
	  
	  
	  

	  
	C.	Section 4.2 (Project Manager), third paragraph, is modified as follows:
	  
	  
	  

	  
		 The Project Manager Management Office is accountable for managing Project l’s progress, schedule, and costs (both globally and with respect to Sub-Projects), recommending Project reviews to the Project Director and to the Board, submitting reports and recommendations to the Project Director and to the Board Project I Steering Committee and the Board, and supporting marketing efforts for non-commercial technical R&D Activities on an as needed basis.

	  
	  
	  

	  
	D.	Section 4.3 (Project I Steering Committee) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
	  
	  
	  

	  
	  
	 4.3 Project Director

	  
	  
	  

	  
	  
	 The Project Director shall lead Project l’s day-tp-day activities. The Project Director shall receive recommendations from the Sub-Project Leaders before the Project Director makes any decision in the respective Sub-Project Leader’s field of expertise in accordance with the decision-making process described in Section 4,5 hereof. The Project Director shall be responsible for triggering Project reviews by the Board of Directors and supporting marketing efforts for non-commercial technical R&D Activities on an as needed basis. The Project Director shall report directly to the Enfission Vice President for Fuel Development and also to the Board for Project progress and key Project decisions.

  
  	 
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	E.	Section 1.87 is added as follows:
	  
	  
	  

	  
		1.87 “Project Advisors” means certain internal and external technical advisors to the Project. Internal Project Advisors (i.e., individuals employed by Lightbridge. Framatome SAS, Framatome Inc., and their affiljates1 may be utilized by the Project Core Team as needed. External Project Advisors must be pre-approved by the IP Committee through the Subcontractor approval process prior to their use.
	  
	  
	  

	  
	F.	Section 1.88 is added as follows:
	  
	  
	  

	  
		1.88 “Project Core Team” means the Project Director. the Project Management Office and the Sub.-Project Leaders.
	  
	  
	  

	  
	G.	Section 1.89 is added as follows:
	  
	  
	  

	  
		1.89 “Project Director” shall mean an individual selected by the Parties whose responsibilities are described in Section 4.3.
	  
	  
	  

	  
	H.	Section 1.62 (definition of “Project 1 Steering Committee”) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
	  
	  
	  

	  
		1.62 [omitted]
	  
	  
	  

	  
	I.	All uses of “Project 1 Steering Committee” throughout the RDSA are deleted and replaced with “Board.” Any redundant use of the term “Board” in light of the foregoing shall be ignored (e.g., where the Project 1 Steering Committee would have reported to the Board).
	  
	  
	  

	  
	J.	Section 4.4 (Sub-Projects), second paragraph, is modified as follows:
	  
	  
	  

	  
		 Project I shall be organized in sub-projects (each hereinafter referred to as a “Sub-Project”), each under the responsibility of a Sub-Project Leader. The Sub-Project Leader shall be responsible for the coordination of the Sub-Project work, contribution, and deliverables (with respect to time, quality, and cost) and directly reports to the Project Manager Director. The Sub-Project Leaders shall submit their recommendations to the Project Director before the Project Director makes any decision in the respective Sub-Project Leader’s field of expertise.

  
  	 
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	 K.
	 Section 4.5 (Deputy Project Manager—Technical) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

	  
	  
	   

	  
	  
	 4.5 Project Governance Processes

  
  	  
	 The Project Core Team shall have regular telephonic and in-person communication and meetings, at a frequency that will ensure that information is shared and discussed in a timely manner,
  
 Upon agreement between the Subproject Leader and Project Director for decisions in those areas for which the Subproject Leader is responsible, the Project Director may make decisions or take actions regarding Project 1 for which the Board is otherwise responsible under this Agreement if such action would have no major impact on the Project objectives, cost, schedule or risk; provided, however, that matters subject to the review authority of the IP Committee per the IP Committee’s charter (e.g, engagement of third-party subcontractors; sharing of information with third-parties), shall be reviewed and approved by the IP Committee prior to the Project Director making, such a decision or taking such action. Decisions that could have a “major impact” (as defined below) on the Project objectives. cost. schedule or risk. or for “Key Project Steps” (as defined below), or where there is a disagreement between the Subproject Leader and the Project Director, must be expeditiously elevated to the full Board for review and decision. If necessary. the Board can—per procedures in the Enfission Operating Agreement—schedule a special Board meeting and decisions may be approved via unanimous written consent evidenced by email or other electronic means.
  
 A Major Impact for purposes of this paragraph shall mean:
  
 1. Project Objectives — A decision or a series of decisions that would lead to a deliverable not compatible with the Project Objectives as validated by the Board.
  
 2. Project Cost — A decision or a series of decisions that could, in the aggregate, increase by 5% or more: (1) The total annual amount of R&D budge approved by the Board, or (2) The overall Project cost estimate for the Roadmap.
  
 3. Project Schedule — A decision or a series of decisions that could, in the aggregate, cause a 3-month or longer delay to estimated completion dates of any critical path task in the Roadmap or any key milestone set forth by the Board.
  
 4. Project Risk - A decision or a series of decisions that could. in the aggregate. increase the overall Project risk profile by: (1) Adding a new risk with a medium or high probability of occurrence and a high consequence of occurrence, or (2) Increasing an existing risk to a medium or high probability of occurrence and a high consequence of occurrence.

  
  	 
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 A Key Project Step for purposes of this paragraph shall mean:
  
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		The Project Director and the Project Core Team shall seek advice and expertise from Project Advisors on an as-needed basis. and the Project Advisors shall provide such advice and guidance upon request without further process or reporting expected.

  
  	  
	L.	Section 1.17 (definition of “Deputy Project Manager—Technical”) deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
	  
	  
	  

	  
	  
	 1.17 [omitted]

  
 This Amendment Two may be executed by the Parties in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same, and all of which shall have an effective date of June 20, 2018. All other sections of the RDSA in effect prior to this Amendment Two shall continue in full force and effect.
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, who are all of the Parties to the RDSA, intending to be legally bound, have executed this Amendment Two as of the date(s) set forth below, with such Amendment Two to be deemed effective as of June 20, 2018.
  
  	LIGHTBRIDGE CORPORATION	  
	
	  		  
	
	By:	/s/ Seth Grae	  
	Date: July 2, 2018               
	 Name: 
	Seth Grae	  
	
	Title: 	 President and Chief Executive Officer
	  
	
	   
	  
	  
	
	 FRAMATOME SAS
	  
	
	    
	  
	  
	
	 By:
	 /s/ Bernard Fontana
	  
	 Date: July 3, 2018                

	 Name:
	 Bernard Fontana
	  
	
	 Title:
	 Chief Executive Officer
	  
	
	  
	  
	  
	
	 ENFISSION, LLC
	  
	
	   
	   
	  
	
	 By:
	 /s/ Seth Grae
	  
	 Date: July 2, 2018                 

	 Name:
	 Seth Grae
	  
	
	 Title:
	 President and Chief Executive Officer
	  
	

  
  
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