Why not solar? Would that not work, or somehow be inefficient?
Sarcasm aside though, wouldn’t a reactor in such a location be a massive and endeavor in terms of building, running, and maintaining it though?
Wouldn’t wind power be better?🤓
Except at the poles, on the lunar surface you have 2 weeks of sunlight, followed by 2 weeks of night. So your solar panels would need a heavy set of batteries.
One side of the Moon is dark half the lunar month as the Moon orbits the Earth. Solar isn’t going to work on the surface. Fission reactors would be more practical. You’re going to need lots of energy to be able to recycle air & water to a higher degree than a nuke submarine currently does.
The biggest expense would be wiring to the grid. ;-D