ASP Isotopes Announces Quantum Leap Energy is Evaluating Metal Conversion Opportunities in Namibia

DALLAS, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ASP Isotopes Inc. (NASDAQ: ASPI) (“ASPI”) today announced that Quantum Leap Energy LLC (“we,” "QLE" or the "Company"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASPI dedicated to advancing innovative technologies and processes across critical segments of the fission and fusion nuclear fuel cycle, is evaluating metal conversion opportunities in Namibia.

As part of this evaluation, a public environmental and social impact assessment and consultation process has commenced for a proposed pilot-scale hydrofluorination and fluorination facility in the Walvis Bay area of Namibia. The proposed facility would be used to develop, test and demonstrate hydrofluorination and fluorination processes for metals.