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Lunar Nuclear Fission Reactor
February 10 , 2024
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- NASA is wrapping up the initial phase of its ambitious plan to build a small electricity-generating nuclear reactor on the Moon.
- The Fission Surface Power Project aims to develop safe, clean and reliable energy sources on the moon.
- Solar power has its limitations on the Moon because night on Earth’s lone satellite lasts for the equivalent of 14 Earth days.
- If one nuclear reactor, even placed in permanently shadowed areas, it could generate power continuously without any dependence on weather and other conditions.
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