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Nuclear reactor to power moon base

By T.K. Randall
January 12, 2010 · Comment icon 11 comments

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NASA are developing a compact nuclear reactor the size of a wastebasket that could power a future base on the moon.
With plans to build a base on the moon and for humans to live there for long periods of time it will be necessary to develop a power source to keep the place running. NASA's new compact nuclear reactor is tipped to do the job however some protestors have argued that sending nuclear material in to space is unsafe and should be avoided at all costs.
When the Apollo astronauts were on the moon, they only stayed a few days at a time, and batteries or fuel cells did them just fine. But now NASA is talking about astronauts staying for weeks or months.


Source: Discovery News | Comments (11)

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Comment icon #2 Posted by DONTEATUS 16 years ago
My B.B.Q smoker Will Provide enough Power to Keep the Belly`s warm on those Earth lit Nites!
Comment icon #3 Posted by GeistOnerz 16 years ago
cant *** it up or we'll end up with a moon like in the movie Time Machine or a nice ring around the planet that would be pretty.....
Comment icon #4 Posted by J.B. 16 years ago
. Just imagine the moon folk if that thing has a melt down: "Those earth people really hate us. First they threw a pair of probes at us, now they've gone and made a boom!"
Comment icon #5 Posted by Shadow_of_Man 16 years ago
Ah good... let's keep the galactic pollution factory going! Another great achieving by the human species – our motto “If we can’t use it, abuse it or destroy it, we’ll steal it!”
Comment icon #6 Posted by MID 16 years ago
Ah good... let's keep the galactic pollution factory going! What pollution? Another great achieving by the human species – our motto “If we can’t use it, abuse it or destroy it, we’ll steal it!” Do you have any idea what you're talking about?
Comment icon #7 Posted by DONTEATUS 16 years ago
What pollution? Do you have any idea what you're talking about? It Boggles the Mind Mid . The Mind is way to frail to waste thinking about where some of this comes from! As For the Moon Im ready to Go back!
Comment icon #8 Posted by BlackRedLittleDevil 16 years ago
Never really understood all the talk about colonising Mars before going back to the Moon and building structures there. It's only 4 days away and the lack of atmosphere makes it easier to launch and land on just in case we want to peak our beaks further in space. Apart from an energy source, the other big obstacle is WATER, or the lack of it.
Comment icon #9 Posted by MID 16 years ago
Never really understood all the talk about colonising Mars before going back to the Moon and building structures there. It's only 4 days away and the lack of atmosphere makes it easier to launch and land on just in case we want to peak our beaks further in space. I think that's a reasonable criterion for going back to the Moon...first.
Comment icon #10 Posted by Benz 16 years ago
idk why they are debating this....just use nuclear technology and do it...
Comment icon #11 Posted by DONTEATUS 16 years ago
4-Sure on That ! Lets Go ! Go ! Go ! we need the experiance Its our stageing area for the Universe! And your right Man will Find a way its in our DNA
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