Russia and China plan to install a nuclear power plant on the Moon - International Monitor
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Russia and China are studying the possibility of installing a nuclear power plant on the Moon between 2033 and 2035.

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      • SteveEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Earth, I assume. Could also be solid metal or filled with liquid sodium or something if it needs to circulate.

        • naeap@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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          4 months ago

          Sounds pretty costly to bring all that up
          But yeah, solid metal as heat transfer could work. Still how to drive a turbine?

          • Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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            4 months ago

            Could you skip the turbine and slap a bunch of peltier elements on the reactor?
            Probably not super efficient, what with the vacuum of space being bad at absorbing hear, and if I recall right peltier produces more power the larger heat gradient.