The Department of Energy and NASA will jointly develop a fission surface power system that will be ready for launch by 2030.
Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons.
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DOE and NASA renew commitment with MOU to develop lunar nuclear reactor by 2030
NASA and the DOE partner to build a lunar nuclear reactor by 2030, providing the power needed for sustained space missions.
The error was in the alert system, which is designed to activate when a control rod is being pulled out of the reactor while ...
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