NASA Seeks Ideas for a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

NASA Seeks Ideas for a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon
The earth's shadow covers the full moon during a partial lunar eclipse in Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 19, 2021. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BOISE, Idaho—If anyone has a good idea on how to put a nuclear fission power plant on the moon, the U.S. government wants to hear about it.

NASA and the nation’s top federal nuclear research lab on Friday put out a request for proposals for a fission surface power system.