US Closer To Developing Small Nuclear Reactors That Sustain Life On The Moon & Mars
US Closer To Developing Small
Nuclear Reactors That Sustain Life On The Moon & Mars
by Tyler Durden Sat,
07/25/2020 - 20:20
The US Department of
Energy issued an unusual statement on Friday calling for private sector help in
its years-long project to develop technology that would sustain future
civilizations on the moon as well as Mars.
At least back
to 2018, NASA and the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA) have been working on a portable nuclear
reactor to power deep-space exploration, such as human missions to Mars in
the next decade and beyond.
"Small nuclear reactors
can provide the power capability necessary for space exploration missions of
interest to the Federal government," the Energy Department wrote Friday.
The Dept. of Energy call for
partners reads as follows:
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
(BEA), the managing and operating contractor for the U.S. Department of
Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is seeking information from leaders
in the nuclear and space industries to develop innovative technologies
for a fission surface power (FSP) system that can be operated on the moon.
The request for information can be viewed here.
Responses are sought by Sept. 8. After receiving responses, INL will issue a
request for proposal.
According to Time Magazine
commentary, the plan includes two phases, described as first,
"Developing a reactor design" and second: "building a test
reactor, a second reactor be sent to the moon, and developing a flight system
and lander that can transport the reactor to the moon."
"The goal is to have a
reactor, flight system and lander ready to go by the end of 2026,"
the report says.
That date seems extremely
ambitious, also given that to be rocketed up into space by either NASA or
SpaceX, the portable rectors would have to be under 7,700 pounds, would be
capable of generating uninterrupted electricity of at least 10
kilowatts, and must be able to run autonomously for a minimum of ten
years.
Numerous companies have for
the past few years been developing portable nuclear power for earthly
applications, including TerraPower, a Seattle-area venture backed by Microsoft
co-founder Bill Gates.
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