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Business Condition and Liquidity (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]    
Accumulated deficit $ (125,696,845) $ (121,939,561)
Net loss (3,757,284) (1,879,112)
Increase in net loss (1,878,172)  
Increase in working capital 2,423,025  
Net cash used in operating activities (853,199) $ (324,176)
Commitment, description   In October 2014, the Company secured a ten-year cobalt production agreement with the United States Department of Energy ("DOE"). The agreement provides the Company with access to the currently available cobalt production positions in the DOE's Advanced Test Reactor ("ATR") located at the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The ATR is the only DOE reactor in the United States ("U.S.") capable of producing large quantities of high specific activity cobalt. The Company holds a Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC") construction and operating license for the depleted uranium facility as well as the property agreement with Lea County, New Mexico, where the plant is intended to be constructed. The NRC license for the de-conversion facility is a forty (40) year operating license and is the first commercial license of this type issued in the United States.
Amendment to Project Participation Agreement, description   In July 2015, the Company announced that it executed an amendment to its Project Participation Agreement (PPA) with the Lea County, New Mexico Board of Commissioners. The PPA granted to the Company direct and indirect assistance for locating its proposed depleted UF6 de-conversion facility in Hobbs, New Mexico. The principal component of assistance was the conveyance of approximately 640 acres of land for construction and operation of the proposed facility. The conveyance of the land was contingent upon the Company commencing construction on Phase 1 of the facility by December 31, 2014 and hiring a certain number of employees by December 31, 2015. Under the amendment to the PPA, the Lea County, New Mexico Board of Commissioners agreed to extend those dates to December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company did not meet the deadlines set forth in the amended PPA, but is in discussions with the Lea County, New Mexico Board of Commissioners to further extend the milestone dates. If the Company does not succeed in extending the commitment dates or in reaching performance dates set forth in a modified agreement, then we may, at our sole option, either purchase or re-convey the property to Lea County, New Mexico. The purchase price of the property would be $776,078, plus interest at the annual rate of 5.25% from the date of the closing to the date of payment.
Licensing, expense 209,000 $ 379,000
Loss on equity method investment (946,844) $ 0
Loss of deposit $ 255,000  
Loss Contingency, Actions Taken by Court, Arbitrator or Mediator The Company delivered a Demand for Arbitration letter to AOS seeking the recovery of the deposit plus additional damages for a total claim of $1,673,241. Arbitration proceedings took place during 2017. In December 2017, the Company received notification that it would not recover any damages from AOS.