{"url_path":"/sec/ucle/10-k/2026/item-11","section_key":"item-11","section_title":"Item 11 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-06-23","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1543623/0001213900-26-070875-index.html","accession_number":"0001213900-26-070875","cik":"0001543623","ticker":"UCLE","issuer_name":"US NUCLEAR CORP.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1543623/0001213900-26-070875-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001543623","primary_entity_name":"US NUCLEAR CORP."},"word_count":471,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION\n\n \n\nExecutive Compensation\n\n \n\nOur President, CEO and Chairman of the Board\nof Directors, Robert I. Goldstein is compensated for his services to the Company; no other officer receives compensation from the Company.\nUntil the Company acquires additional capital, it is not anticipated that any other officer will receive compensation from the Company\nother than reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of the Company.\n\n \n\nThe Company has no stock option, retirement,\npension, or profit-sharing programs for the benefit of directors, officers or other employees, but our officers and directors may recommend\nadoption of one or more such programs in the future.\n\n \n\nEmployment Agreements and Compensation\n\n \n\nOn December 1, 2025, and effective January 1,\n2026, the Board of Directors approved monthly salaries to its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer for $4,000 and\n$2,000, respectively. Salaries will be accrued but not paid until future authorization by the Board. For the twelve months ended December\n21, 2024, Our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Robert I. Goldstein, was compensated under an\nEmployment Agreement that renewed annually. The Agreement called for a salary of $100,000 per year.\n\n \n\nSummary Compensation Table\n\n \n\nThe following table provides information regarding\nthe compensation of our named executive officers for the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024. \n\n \n\nName and Principal Position \nYear \nSalary  \nStock\nAwards  \nOption\nAwards  \nNon-Equity\nIncentive\nPlan\n\nCompensation  \nOther\nCompensation  \nTotal \n\nRobert I. Goldstein President, \n2025 \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$-0- \n\n*Chief Executive Officer, and\nChairman of the Board of Directors (1)* \n2024 \n$100,000  \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$100,000 \n\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\nMichael Hastings, \n2025 \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$-0- \n\nChief Financial Officer \n2024 \n$-0-  \n$94,900  \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$94,900 \n\n \n\n(1)\nMr. Goldstein has accrued\nunpaid salary. As of December 31, 2025, the balance owed to Mr. Goldstein was $13,000.  On September 30, 2024, Mr.\nGoldstein converted $350,000 to a note payable, and $375,000 was converted to Series A Convertible Preferred stock. (See Notes 6,\n9, and 14)\n\n \n\n 26 \n\n \n\nEquity Incentive Plan\n\n \n\nAs of the date of this Report, the Registrant has not entered into\nany Equity Incentive Plans.\n\n \n\nOption Grants in the Last Fiscal Year\n\n \n\nNo Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”)\nor options to purchase our stock were granted to the Named Executive Officers during fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.\n\n \n\nRetirement Plan\n\n \n\nWe do not currently have any retirement plan, but we expect to adopt\none in the near term.\n\n \n\nDirector Compensation\n\n \n\nThe following table provides information concerning\nthe compensation of the directors of the Company for the past fiscal year:\n\n \n\nName \nFees\n\nEarned or\nPaid in Cash  \nStock\nAwards  \nAll Other\nCompensation  \nTotal \n\nRobert I. Goldstein \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$-0- \n\nMichael Hastings \n$-0-  \n$42,900  \n$-0-  \n$42,900 \n\nMichael Pope \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$-0-  \n$-0- \n\n \n\nAudit Committee Financial Expert\n\n \n\nThe Company does not have an audit committee financial expert."}