engadget.com - 9/11/2008
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As we've seen, NASA has some pretty big plans for the moon (which may or may not come to fruition), and it's now finally offering up a solution for how it might keep everything powered. Turns out, it's looking at going nuclear -- with a fission surface power system, to be specific. That ...
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NASA Cooks Up Plans for Nuclear Reactor Under the Surface of the Moon [Space]
Gizmodo —
... adequate for the projected power needs of a lunar outpost. Testing of the non-nuclear system is expected to take place at Glenn in 2012 or 2013. These tests will help verify system performance projections, develop safe and reliable control methods, gain valuable operating experience, and reduce technology and programmatic risks. This technology demonstration is being conducted as part of NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program. [NASA via Engadget]
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NASA to build Nuclear power plant on the moon
Newlaunches.com —
... There are no large concrete cooling towers, and the reactor is about the size of an office trashcan. The energy produced from a space reactor also is much smaller but more than adequate for the projected power needs of a lunar outpost. NASA's Nuclear lunar outpost will begin its contractor 'auditions' at Glenn in 2012 or 2013, after which they will be able to develop safe and reliable control methods, gain valuable operating experience, and reduce technology and programmatic risks. Source
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