Terrestrial Energy Inc.
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PRODUCTION_VERIFIED schema v3.0.0 Inferred last heartbeat: 2026-07-24T20:58:28.665728+00:00

Business Model Classification Tokens

contract_cycle_length
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
enterprise_sales_motion
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
procurement_complexity
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
vendor_lock_coefficient
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
consumption_unit_definition
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
usage_billing_granularity
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
overage_penalty_structure
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
minimum_commitment_floor
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
metered_margin_profile
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
bundle_discount_depth
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
cross_sell_attach_rate
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
bundle_churn_vs_single_churn
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
bundle_margin_blended
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
upsell_pathway_architecture
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run

Business Model Archetype Classification

University of St. Gallen — 55 Business Model Navigator (Gassmann et al.)

SG-024 Lock-in WHO High
Direct: vendor_lock_dependency_score=High dependency on Framatome/BWX Technologies-class suppliers for reactor pressure vessel components; few qualified substitutes exist globally
SG-023
Licensing
VALUE High
SG-039
Public Private Partnership
HOW High

Hybrid Combination

Lock-in (SG-024) WHO provides the core structure, combined with Licensing (SG-023) + Public Private Partnership (SG-039) to form the complete business model fingerprint.

55 Archetypes Evaluated High: 3 Medium: 7 Registry: schemas/sg55_archetype_registry.yaml

Knowledge Graph — All Sections

debt_leverage_profile
Pre-revenue deep-tech startup; minimal debt, equity-funded via government grants and private capital; leverage ratio near zero
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Agent_Inference
interest_rate_sensitivity
Low direct sensitivity; no significant floating-rate debt, but higher rates increase cost of future project-finance capital raises
Inferred
Agent_Inference
geopolitical_supply_exposure
Medium intensity; US-China trade tariffs on metals and components disrupt supply chains.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
supply_chain_dependency
1) Canadian/US HALEU uranium enrichment capacity (limited suppliers); 2) specialized high-temp alloy components concentrated in few Western manufacturers
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Agent_Inference
international_expansion_readiness
Minimal current international revenue; currency devaluation exposure near negligible; future exposure tied to CAD/USD as primary operating currencies
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Agent_Inference
geographic_footprint
Primarily Canada and USA; negligible multi-currency revenue exposure; CAD-denominated costs with USD fundraising creates modest FX mismatch
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Agent_Inference
commodity_exposure_profile
Medium intensity; commodities: Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Crude Oil (fuel), Rare Earth Elements, Plastics/Resins; geopolitical: US-China trade tariffs on metals and components disrupt supply chains.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
vendor_lock_dependency_score
High dependency on Framatome/BWX Technologies-class suppliers for reactor pressure vessel components; few qualified substitutes exist globally
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Agent_Inference
business_model_type_primary
Hardware/capital-equipment vendor selling molten salt reactor systems; not cloud-dependent; software tools are internal engineering use only
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Agent_Inference
business_model_type_secondary
Potential long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) or reactor-lease model; cloud termination would cause minimal operational disruption
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Agent_Inference
switching_cost_profile
Minimal API coupling risk; core IP is proprietary reactor physics and engineering design, not software platform integrations
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Agent_Inference
howey_test_risk_index
Low Howey risk; revenue model is capital-equipment sale/licensing, not investment contracts; no token or profit-sharing instrument offered
Inferred
Agent_Inference
regulatory_burden_tier
Medium
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
data_sovereignty_risk
Low GDPR/CCPA exposure; no consumer data collected; primary data is proprietary engineering and nuclear regulatory documentation
Inferred
Agent_Inference
antitrust_exposure_flag
Low antitrust risk; nascent SMR market with few competitors; no dominant market position currently held
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Agent_Inference
regulatory_exposure_profile
Medium burden; regimes: FAA, DOT, OSHA, EPA, ITAR, FTC; Export controls and defense procurement rules create contract concentration risk.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
revenue_model_type
Currently pre-revenue; future model expected to be multi-year capital contracts and PPAs—effectively 100% long-term contractual, zero transactional
Inferred
Agent_Inference
monetization_vector
Primary: reactor unit sales or long-term electricity offtake agreements; secondary: licensing IP and fuel services to utilities
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Agent_Inference
pricing_architecture
Cost-plus project pricing on reactor units; pricing power constrained by regulatory cost overruns and competition from gas/renewables on LCOE
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Agent_Inference
pricing_power_rating
Moderate-low currently; pricing power improves if IMSR achieves cost targets below $60/MWh and carbon pricing strengthens regulatory tailwinds
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Agent_Inference
target_gross_margin_bracket
Target gross margin 30–50% at scale on reactor sales; early units likely below 20% due to first-of-a-kind engineering and regulatory costs
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Agent_Inference
churn_vulnerability_index
No free-rider leakage problem; proprietary reactor technology and NRC/CNSC licensing create hard barriers; nuclear fuel supply not freely substitutable
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Agent_Inference
headcount_cost_structure
Revenue growth is sublinear to headcount at scale; reactor design is fixed-cost IP; manufacturing and deployment can be outsourced to EPC contractors
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Agent_Inference
marginal_cost_of_growth
Marginal cost of additional reactor units drops significantly after first-of-a-kind; modular design enables factory manufacturing with declining unit costs
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Agent_Inference
franchise_compliance_risk
Not applicable; no franchise network
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Agent_Inference
customer_acquisition_metric
At 10x scale, CAC remains high (~$50M+ per utility relationship) but LTV per customer exceeds $500M; unit economics improve substantially
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Agent_Inference
network_effect_present
Weak direct network effects; indirect effects via regulatory precedent and reference-plant credibility accelerate subsequent customer acquisition
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Agent_Inference
asset_efficiency_ratio
-9.2% Return on Assets (Negative equity)
High
SEC-XBRL
recession_resistance_tier
Moderate resilience; utility baseload power demand is recession-resistant, but large capital commitments by utilities freeze during credit crunches
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Agent_Inference
customer_segment_primary
Industrial heat and electricity utilities; government-backed energy agencies; data center operators seeking 24/7 carbon-free power
Inferred
Agent_Inference
customer_segment_secondary
Remote mining and industrial sites requiring off-grid power; defense/government installations; hydrogen production facilities
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Agent_Inference
characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "33-0000 Protective Service Occupations", "37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations", "49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations", "51-0000 Production Occupations", "53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.3 (HIL — ~30% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v1
capital_expenditure_profile
424.9% CapEx / Revenue (High-CapEx Infrastructure)
High
SEC-XBRL
sec_cik
0002019804
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
IMSR
High
SEC-EDGAR

Business Model Components

Core Space

> *Pending Turn 2 — Business Model Type Agent population.*

Interaction Modes

> *Pending Turn 2 — Business Model Type Agent population.*

Product Matrix

> *Pending Turn 2 — Business Model Type Agent population.*

Historical Evolution Log

Live Operational Signals

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Evaluation Gate — Persona Stress Tests

SKILL_BUFFETT_VAL_03PASS2026-07-24no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_LEGAL_SEC_01PASS2026-07-24no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_SHORT_BEAR_01PASS2026-07-24no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_MACRO_STRAT_01PASS2026-07-24no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_OPS_PARTNER_01PASS2026-07-24no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions

Live Status

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