Posted on 11/16/2020 7:38:00 PM PST by BenLurkin
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.
[T]he plan will involve the construction of a 10-kW class fission surface power system to be used for demonstrative purposes. 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. 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.
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10 KW isn’t much. Surely a variant of a small naval MW power plant could be adapted.
Have to send the fuel up in very small amounts in case of an accident in the atmosphere.
A lot of secure power would be very helpful on the Moon.
Ambient climate chilly on the moon
You can count on Biden killing the return to the moon and redirecting NASA at some underfunded, unachievable Mars program.
I wonder... with the high heat of the reactor and cold space, could a sterling motor design be used to power a large or many small generators?
“This Nuclear Plant, can it be used to make wine?//”
Ha!
The best idea for a Moon-based economy IMKO is one that centers on producing alcohol. To sell as rocket fuel (wink-wink).
Hey, you’re gonna need a lot of plants to produce oxygen and food, they can produce other things too.
Will the EnviroMorons approve of a nuclear plant on the moon?
Whole Foods and Trader Joes’ would stock it.
Return it to a Muslim outreach program to honor Obama
Jane Fonda should go protest.
Yes! Without a space suit!
Don’t tell Biden, he will cite some non-nuke treaty to run interference for the ChiComs, since only they will be allowed progress if this jack wagon steals the election....
Is there a gofundme page for that yet?
Earth First. We’ll Nuke the Other Planets, later.
Never missed it. Now if I catch an episode it is cheesy. But all of the Anderson stuff was. Loved them all.
I was surprised Lt. Gerrad found a new career after Kimble was proved innocent.
FERC won’t even approve new nukes on Earth. I’m sure some enviro-whackos would sue because... climate change. OTOH, what a great way to store spent fuel rods. It’s not like it’ll raise Mars’s ambient temperature
They will toss her out of an airlock without a spacesuit.
Proof of concept would be a flashing sign:::: TRUMP
or 6+
One internet to the first to name the reference...
The radiation may damage the moons environment.....
That show was actually pretty good for 70’s sci-fi cheese.
10k what a dinky genset
The average home backup has more then that.
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