NASA builds a atomic reactor on the Moon by 2030

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NASA was officially ordered to start building a atomic reactor on the Moon. Duffy announced that the United States is in a race with China to establish a first base on the Silver Globe. A 100 kilowatt reactor is expected to stand on the Moon's surface by 2030.

As he announced at Duffy's press conference, NASA - which has so far explored the anticipation of a reactor on the Moon - has now been ordered to begin work. «We are in a race to the Moon, in a race with China. And in order to have a base on the Moon, we request energy» - he said.

As he explained, although in any places it will be possible to extract energy from the Sun, the construction of the reactor will besides be needed. According to ABC News reports, Duffy issued 2 directives in which he recommended speeding up work to build the reactor before Russia and China.

China and Russia plan a joint mission

«Since March 2024, China and Russia have announced at least 3 joint actions to place the reactor on the Moon until the mid-1930s" - wrote the minister in the paper quoted by ABC. “The first country to do so could possibly declare a restricted zone, which would make it much harder for the United States to establish a planned presence within the Artemis mission if they do not do so sooner”.

The reactors that would be on the Moon are called SMRs, or tiny modular reactors. According to the plans cited by the Politico portal, a 100 kilowatt reactor would stand on the Moon's surface by 2030.

Artemis missions key to plans

The permanent presence of people on the Moon is to establish a series of Artemis missions.

From Washington Oskar Górzyński (PAP) Note: This article was edited with Artificial Intelligence.

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