NASA Wants To Build A Nuclear Plant On The Moon
OilPrice.com | Nov 16, 2020 | Irana Slav

NASA is planning to build a base and a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2026 and is inviting proposals from companies ready to take on the challenge.

The plan will involve the construction of a 10-kW class fission surface power system to be used for demonstrative purposes.

As Hiroshima was?

The plant is to be manufactured and assembled on Earth and then shipped to the Moon on a launch vehicle.

This vehicle will take the plant to Moon orbit, from where a lander will take it to the surface of the satellite.

The demonstration will continue for one year, and if successful, it could open the door to other missions on both the Moon and Mars.

The Moon’s resources, although unproven, have been the topic of conversation for quite some time.

… at least, at the parties we attend.

Over the last decade or so, several lunar missions have sprung up, seeking to explore the Earth’s natural satellite for minerals and hydrogen.

The nuclear power plant demonstrator will have the capacity to run for 10 years, according to plans, with its generation capacity enough to power the equivalent of three to four large households.

I’m sceptical. Everything about this sounds like it sprung from someone’s imagination — including the author’s name.