{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"119310","rtpr_id":"nBw56RKwya","ticker":"STDN","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["STDN"],"title":"Standard Nuclear Appoints Seth Cohen to Board of Directors","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-08-14T12:00:00.154Z","article_body":"Standard Nuclear Appoints Seth Cohen to Board of Directors\n\nFormer DOE nuclear policy leader brings expertise at the intersection of\nenergy, infrastructure, and federal policy\n\nStandard Nuclear, Inc. (NYSE: STDN) (“Standard Nuclear” or the\n“Company”), a reactor-agnostic producer of TRISO nuclear fuel, today\nannounced the appointment of Seth Cohen to its Board of Directors, effective\nAugust 12, 2026.\n\nCohen brings a distinctive combination of legal, regulatory, and federal\npolicy experience across the nuclear industry, a vantage point increasingly\ncritical as advanced reactors, national infrastructure, and surging demand for\nreliable power reshape the sector. As Chief Counsel for Nuclear Policy at the\nU.S. Department of Energy, he oversaw the department’s nuclear legal and\npolicy work and coordinated closely with the White House, the Nuclear\nRegulatory Commission, and NASA on the deployment of advanced nuclear and\nspace power systems. Prior to entering government service, Cohen practiced at\nKirkland & Ellis LLP in San Francisco, where he handled Supreme Court and\nappellate litigation.\n\n\"Seth brings deep legal and policy insight to our Board at a critical time, as\nwe look to accelerate the delivery of advanced nuclear fuel and components for\nterrestrial, defense, and space sectors,\" said Kurt Terrani, President and\nChief Executive Officer of Standard Nuclear. \"His thorough grasp of federal\nregulatory frameworks and drive to ensure sustained American leadership in\nsafe, abundant nuclear energy will be invaluable for scaling our operational\nand commercial footprint.\"\n\n“I am honored to join the Board at such a pivotal moment for nuclear\npower,” said Cohen. “The decisions being made today about how we build,\nregulate, and fuel the next generation of nuclear infrastructure will have\nlasting impact, and I look forward to contributing to Standard Nuclear’s\nmission.”\n\nCohen’s appointment reflects Standard Nuclear’s strategic focus on\nbuilding deep legal, regulatory, and policy expertise into its leadership\nstructure as it seeks to scale domestic nuclear fuel production. The\nCompany’s TRISO fuel supports a new generation of advanced reactors with\ndirect applications across defense, industrial, and commercial programs,\nincluding microreactor demonstrations currently underway at U.S. national\nlaboratories.\n\nAbout Standard Nuclear\n\nStandard Nuclear’s mission is to reliably deliver the essential building\nblocks of nuclear power at scale — enabling cost-effective, safe, and secure\nenergy for the world. Supported by leading U.S. defense technology and\ncritical infrastructure investment firms, Standard Nuclear is focused on the\nlarge-scale production of advanced nuclear fuel and radioisotope power\nsystems. It is the nation’s only independent manufacturer of TRISO fuel —\na robust, high-performance fuel essential to advanced nuclear reactors for\nterrestrial, national security, and space applications. Standard Nuclear\noffers a reactor-agnostic supply of advanced fuels to the next-generation\nnuclear industry and delivers dependable radioisotope power solutions to the\nspace and defense sectors. Through these efforts, it is helping to eliminate\nU.S. reliance on geopolitical adversaries for these strategically vital\ntechnologies. For more information, visit: https://www.standardnuclear.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.standardnuclear.com%2F&esheet=54589270&newsitemid=20260814963808&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.standardnuclear.com&index=1&md5=7b79c2b6ff54bf4158ebc8e4c5835852)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements about the Company and\nits industry that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements\ncontained in this press release other than statements of historical fact,\nincluding statements regarding the Company’s future results of operations\nand financial condition, business strategy and plans, production capacity,\nmarket growth and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking\nstatements. In some cases, investors can identify forward-looking statements\nby terms such as \"anticipate\", \"believe\", \"could\", \"estimate\", \"expect\",\n\"intend\", \"may\", \"plan\", \"potential\", \"predict\", \"project\", \"should\",\n\"target\", \"will\", or \"would\" or the negative of these terms or other similar\nexpressions intended to identify statements about the future. These statements\nspeak only as of the date of this press release and involve known and unknown\nrisks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the\nCompany’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially\ndifferent from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or\nimplied by the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements\nare based largely on the Company’s current expectations and projections\nabout future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its\nbusiness, financial condition and results of operations.\n\nThe Company operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment.\nNew risk factors and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not\npossible for management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties. As a\nresult of these factors, the Company cannot assure investors that the\nforward-looking statements in this press release will prove to be accurate.\n\nBecause forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and\nuncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified and some of\nwhich are beyond the Company’s control, investors should not rely on these\nforward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although the\nCompany believes that it has a reasonable basis for each forward-looking\nstatement contained in this press release, the events and circumstances\nreflected in forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur and\nactual results could differ materially from those contained in or implied by\nany forward-looking statement. Readers are urged to carefully review and\nconsider the various disclosures made in this news release and in our filings\nwith the SEC, including Risk Factors in our most recent Registration Statement\non Form S-1, in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and in our\nother filings with the SEC that attempt to advise interested parties of the\nrisks and factors that may affect our business. We do not undertake to update\nour forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may\narise after the date of this news release, except as required by law.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260814963808/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260814963808/en/)\n\nInvestors Contact: \n\ninvestors@standardnuclear.com (mailto:investors@standardnuclear.com)\n\nMedia Contact: \n\nStandardNuclear@icrinc.com (mailto:StandardNuclear@icrinc.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw56RKwya","title":"Standard Nuclear Appoints Seth Cohen to Board of Directors","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"STDN","created":"2026-08-14T12:00:00.154Z","tickers":["STDN"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Standard Nuclear Appoints Seth Cohen to Board of Directors\n\nFormer DOE nuclear policy leader brings expertise at the intersection of\nenergy, infrastructure, and federal policy\n\nStandard Nuclear, Inc. (NYSE: STDN) (“Standard Nuclear” or the\n“Company”), a reactor-agnostic producer of TRISO nuclear fuel, today\nannounced the appointment of Seth Cohen to its Board of Directors, effective\nAugust 12, 2026.\n\nCohen brings a distinctive combination of legal, regulatory, and federal\npolicy experience across the nuclear industry, a vantage point increasingly\ncritical as advanced reactors, national infrastructure, and surging demand for\nreliable power reshape the sector. As Chief Counsel for Nuclear Policy at the\nU.S. Department of Energy, he oversaw the department’s nuclear legal and\npolicy work and coordinated closely with the White House, the Nuclear\nRegulatory Commission, and NASA on the deployment of advanced nuclear and\nspace power systems. Prior to entering government service, Cohen practiced at\nKirkland & Ellis LLP in San Francisco, where he handled Supreme Court and\nappellate litigation.\n\n\"Seth brings deep legal and policy insight to our Board at a critical time, as\nwe look to accelerate the delivery of advanced nuclear fuel and components for\nterrestrial, defense, and space sectors,\" said Kurt Terrani, President and\nChief Executive Officer of Standard Nuclear. \"His thorough grasp of federal\nregulatory frameworks and drive to ensure sustained American leadership in\nsafe, abundant nuclear energy will be invaluable for scaling our operational\nand commercial footprint.\"\n\n“I am honored to join the Board at such a pivotal moment for nuclear\npower,” said Cohen. “The decisions being made today about how we build,\nregulate, and fuel the next generation of nuclear infrastructure will have\nlasting impact, and I look forward to contributing to Standard Nuclear’s\nmission.”\n\nCohen’s appointment reflects Standard Nuclear’s strategic focus on\nbuilding deep legal, regulatory, and policy expertise into its leadership\nstructure as it seeks to scale domestic nuclear fuel production. The\nCompany’s TRISO fuel supports a new generation of advanced reactors with\ndirect applications across defense, industrial, and commercial programs,\nincluding microreactor demonstrations currently underway at U.S. national\nlaboratories.\n\nAbout Standard Nuclear\n\nStandard Nuclear’s mission is to reliably deliver the essential building\nblocks of nuclear power at scale — enabling cost-effective, safe, and secure\nenergy for the world. Supported by leading U.S. defense technology and\ncritical infrastructure investment firms, Standard Nuclear is focused on the\nlarge-scale production of advanced nuclear fuel and radioisotope power\nsystems. It is the nation’s only independent manufacturer of TRISO fuel —\na robust, high-performance fuel essential to advanced nuclear reactors for\nterrestrial, national security, and space applications. Standard Nuclear\noffers a reactor-agnostic supply of advanced fuels to the next-generation\nnuclear industry and delivers dependable radioisotope power solutions to the\nspace and defense sectors. Through these efforts, it is helping to eliminate\nU.S. reliance on geopolitical adversaries for these strategically vital\ntechnologies. For more information, visit: https://www.standardnuclear.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.standardnuclear.com%2F&esheet=54589270&newsitemid=20260814963808&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.standardnuclear.com&index=1&md5=7b79c2b6ff54bf4158ebc8e4c5835852)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements about the Company and\nits industry that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements\ncontained in this press release other than statements of historical fact,\nincluding statements regarding the Company’s future results of operations\nand financial condition, business strategy and plans, production capacity,\nmarket growth and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking\nstatements. In some cases, investors can identify forward-looking statements\nby terms such as \"anticipate\", \"believe\", \"could\", \"estimate\", \"expect\",\n\"intend\", \"may\", \"plan\", \"potential\", \"predict\", \"project\", \"should\",\n\"target\", \"will\", or \"would\" or the negative of these terms or other similar\nexpressions intended to identify statements about the future. These statements\nspeak only as of the date of this press release and involve known and unknown\nrisks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the\nCompany’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially\ndifferent from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or\nimplied by the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements\nare based largely on the Company’s current expectations and projections\nabout future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its\nbusiness, financial condition and results of operations.\n\nThe Company operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment.\nNew risk factors and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not\npossible for management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties. As a\nresult of these factors, the Company cannot assure investors that the\nforward-looking statements in this press release will prove to be accurate.\n\nBecause forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and\nuncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified and some of\nwhich are beyond the Company’s control, investors should not rely on these\nforward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although the\nCompany believes that it has a reasonable basis for each forward-looking\nstatement contained in this press release, the events and circumstances\nreflected in forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur and\nactual results could differ materially from those contained in or implied by\nany forward-looking statement. Readers are urged to carefully review and\nconsider the various disclosures made in this news release and in our filings\nwith the SEC, including Risk Factors in our most recent Registration Statement\non Form S-1, in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and in our\nother filings with the SEC that attempt to advise interested parties of the\nrisks and factors that may affect our business. We do not undertake to update\nour forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may\narise after the date of this news release, except as required by law.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260814963808/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260814963808/en/)\n\nInvestors Contact: \n\ninvestors@standardnuclear.com (mailto:investors@standardnuclear.com)\n\nMedia Contact: \n\nStandardNuclear@icrinc.com (mailto:StandardNuclear@icrinc.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-14T12:00:00.260382539Z","server_sent_at_ms":1786708800260},"received_at":"2026-08-14T12:00:00.479Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260814963808/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"108303","press_release_id":"119310","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Energy Equipment & Services","sector":"Energy"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"board_change","narrative":"Standard Nuclear appointed Seth Cohen, former Chief Counsel for Nuclear Policy at the U.S. Department of Energy, to its Board of Directors effective August 12, 2026.\n\nCohen brings extensive experience in legal, regulatory, and federal policy across the nuclear industry, having previously coordinated with the White House, NRC, and NASA.\n\nCEO Kurt Terrani noted that Cohen's grasp of federal regulatory frameworks will be invaluable as the company scales its operational footprint for terrestrial, defense, and space sectors.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"DOE policy veteran joins Standard Nuclear board to bolster regulatory strategy."},"keyFigures":null,"quotedText":"Seth brings deep legal and policy insight to our Board at a critical time, as we look to accelerate the delivery of advanced nuclear fuel and components for terrestrial, defense, and space sectors","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Seth Cohen","role":"New Board Member"},{"name":"Kurt Terrani","role":"President and CEO"}],"products":["TRISO nuclear fuel","radioisotope power systems"],"companies":[{"name":"Standard Nuclear, Inc.","ticker":"STDN"},{"name":"U.S. Department of Energy","relationship":"Former Employer of new board member"},{"name":"Kirkland & Ellis LLP","relationship":"Former Employer of new board member"},{"name":"ICR Inc.","relationship":"Media Contact"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Appointment of a former DOE Chief Counsel adds significant regulatory and policy expertise relevant to the nuclear fuel sector, but board appointments are generally routine governance updates rather than material operational events."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[],"primary":"STDN"},"globalImportance":15,"audienceRelevance":20,"eventTypeSecondary":[],"importanceComponents":{"tickerTier":"small_cap","eventGravity":"routine_board_appointment","sectorWeight":"niche_energy"}},"event_type":"board_change","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"bullish","material_impact_score":2,"narrative":"Standard Nuclear appointed Seth Cohen, former Chief Counsel for Nuclear Policy at the U.S. Department of Energy, to its Board of Directors effective August 12, 2026.\n\nCohen brings extensive experience in legal, regulatory, and federal policy across the nuclear industry, having previously coordinated with the White House, NRC, and NASA.\n\nCEO Kurt Terrani noted that Cohen's grasp of federal regulatory frameworks will be invaluable as the company scales its operational footprint for terrestrial, defense, and space sectors.","key_figures":null,"named_entities":{"people":[{"name":"Seth Cohen","role":"New Board Member"},{"name":"Kurt Terrani","role":"President and CEO"}],"products":["TRISO nuclear fuel","radioisotope power systems"],"companies":[{"name":"Standard Nuclear, Inc.","ticker":"STDN"},{"name":"U.S. Department of Energy","relationship":"Former Employer of new board member"},{"name":"Kirkland & Ellis LLP","relationship":"Former Employer of new board member"},{"name":"ICR Inc.","relationship":"Media Contact"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"model_name":"glm-4.7","prompt_hash":"sha256:727b4b9429a443af","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-08-14T12:47:01.406Z","global_importance":15,"audience_relevance":20,"importance_components":{"tickerTier":"small_cap","eventGravity":"routine_board_appointment","sectorWeight":"niche_energy"}},"durationMs":294193,"modelName":"glm-4.7"}}