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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  20549
 


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  April 11, 2011

 
    Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.  
    (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)    
             
             
             
  Canada   1-12497   33-1084375  
  (State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission   (IRS Employer  
  incorporation or organization)   File Number)   Identification No.)  
             
             
  204 Edison Way        
  Reno, NV   89502  
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)  
             
             
  Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  
  (801) 858-3750  
             
             
  N/A  
  (Former name, former address, and formal fiscal year, if changed since last report)  
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 1.02
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

SIGNATURES

EXHIBIT INDEX

EX. 99.1
Press Release
 
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Item 1.02
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

On April 11, 2011, Altairnano, Inc. (the "Company") received written notice of termination from Inversiones Energeticas S.A. de C.V. (“INE”) for the contract signed February 9, 2011 between the Company and INE related to the proposed purchase by INE of a ten megawatt ALTI-ESS advanced battery system in El Salvador for approximately $17.97 million. Neither party will incur any liability as a result of the termination. The stated reason for the termination was that the authority which regulates INE had determined that the application of the technology in El Salvador was not feasible in the short term.

Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 15, 2011 the Company issued a press release entitled “ALTAIRNANO CONTRACT WITH INE FOR 10 MEGAWATT ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM IN EL SALVADOR CANCELLED DUE TO REGULATORY ISSUES”. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

The information set forth in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.

99.1           Press release issued by Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. dated April 15, 2011 entitled “ALTAIRNANO CONTRACT WITH INE FOR 10 MEGAWATT ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM IN EL SALVADOR CANCELLED DUE TO REGULATORY ISSUES”

 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.
 
       
Dated: April 15, 2011  
By:
/s/ John Fallini  
    John Fallini, Chief Financial Officer  



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