101 to World NewsEnglish • 4 months agoIndia considers joining Russia, China to build nuclear plant on Moon.www.rfi.frexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down110
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minus-squareKrzdlinkEnglish1•4 months agoIt’s definitely possible, however nukes have like 30-40% efficiency so to cool even a tiny 10 kW reactor you’d need twice the capacity the ISS currently has (14kW) for just the reactor without any safety margins.
It’s definitely possible, however nukes have like 30-40% efficiency so to cool even a tiny 10 kW reactor you’d need twice the capacity the ISS currently has (14kW) for just the reactor without any safety margins.