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Organization
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Organization  
Organization

1. Organization

 

Description of Business

 

ASP Isotopes Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware on September 13, 2021, and has its principal operations in Washington, DC. ASP Isotopes Inc.’s subsidiary, ASP Isotopes Holdings Limited (“ASP Guernsey”), has its principal operations in Guernsey. ASP Guernsey’s subsidiary, ASP Isotopes Holdings South Africa Proprietary Limited (“ASP South Africa”), has its principal operations in South Africa. Enlightened Isotopes (Pty) Ltd (“Enlightened Isotopes”), an 80% owned subsidiary of ASP South Africa, was formed in March 2023. ASP Isotopes UK Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASP Guernsey, was incorporated in July 2022. Enriched Energy, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was incorporated in January 2022. Quantum Leap Energy LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was formed in the state of Delaware in September 2023. Quantum Leap Energy Ltd, a company registered in England & Wales and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quantum Leap Energy LLC, was incorporated in September 2023. ASP Isotopes Inc. and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as “the Company” throughout these consolidated statements.

 

The Company is a pre-commercial stage advanced materials company dedicated to the development of technology and processes that, if successful, will allow for the enrichment of natural isotopes into higher concentration products, which could be used in several industries. The Company’s proprietary technology, the Aerodynamic Separation Process (“ASP technology”), originally developed by Klydon Proprietary Ltd (“Klydon”), is designed to enable the production of isotopes used in several industries. The Company’s initial focus is on the production and commercialization of enriched Carbon-14 (“C-14”), Molybdenum-100 (“Mo-100”) and Silicon-28 (“Si-28”). The Company has commissioned its first isotope enrichment plant for the enrichment of C-14 located in Pretoria, South Africa, and anticipates completion and commissioning of its second multi-isotope enrichment plant in Pretoria, South Africa during the first half of 2024. In addition, the Company has started planning additional isotope enrichment plants. The Company believes the C-14 it may develop using the ASP technology could be used in the development of new pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. The Company believes that the Mo-100 it may produce using the ASP technology could have significant potential advantages for use in the preparation of nuclear imaging agents by radiopharmacies and others in the medical industry. The Company believes the Si-28 it may produce using the ASP technology may be used to develop advanced semiconductors and in quantum computing.

 

The Company is also developing quantum enrichment technology to produce enriched Ytterbium-176, Nickel-64, Lithium 6, Lithium7 and Uranium-235 (“U-235”). Quantum enrichment is an advanced isotope enrichment technique that is currently in development that uses lasers. The Company believes that the U-235 it may develop using quantum enrichment could be commercialized as a nuclear fuel component for use in the new generation of HALEU-fueled small modular reactors that are now under development for commercial and government uses.

 

Liquidity and Going Concern Uncertainty

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis which assumes the Company is a going concern and do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from any uncertainty related to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Such adjustments could be material. The Company has experienced net losses and negative cash flows from operating activities since its inception. The Company incurred net losses of $12,123,907 and $3,640,988 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company anticipates it will need to continue to raise capital through additional equity and/or debt financings and/or collaborative development agreements to fund its operations.

 

The Company currently expects that its cash of $2,286,805 as of September 30, 2023 and $9,129,461 of aggregate proceeds received in October 2023 from the issuance of 9,952,510 shares of common stock at between $0.92 and $0.96 per share, will not be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital requirements for more than 12 months from the date the financial statements are issued. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Additional funding will be necessary to complete construction of the first enrichment facility and begin operations, and although the Company has plans to seek additional funding, these plans are not currently probable.

There can be no assurance that the Company will achieve or sustain positive cash flows from operations or profitability. The Company is in the process of seeking additional debt and equity financing. However, such funding may not be available on a timely basis on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital when required or on acceptable terms, the Company may be required to further scale back or discontinue the advancement of product candidates, further reduce headcount, reorganize, merge with another entity, or cease operations.