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Great Powers Race to Build Moon Nuclear Reactors; US-China Space War Intensifies!
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News18•04-10-2026, 21:59
Great Powers Race to Build Moon Nuclear Reactors; US-China Space War Intensifies!
- •Nuclear reactors are crucial for establishing permanent research stations at the Moon's south pole and discovering frozen water sources.
- •NASA has invited contractors to build a maintenance-free nuclear reactor on the Moon's south pole, aiming for launch by December 2030.
- •Russia and China plan to operate a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2036 through a secret partnership.
- •Scientists warn of significant threats from accidents and nuclear waste if reactors crash, potentially scattering radioactive materials on Earth.
- •An explosion or meltdown of a lunar nuclear reactor could render vast areas of the Moon dangerous and inaccessible to humans.
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NASA is working to launch its lunar nuclear reactor project by December 2030, while the secret partnership between Russia and China aims to operate a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2036.
Nuclear reactors are considered crucial for establishing permanent research stations at the Moon's south pole, discovering frozen water sources, and sending spacecraft to deeper parts of the solar system without maintenance issues.
Leading scientists fear that accidents, rocket crashes, and nuclear reactor meltdowns or explosions could scatter radioactive materials, making vast areas of the Moon dangerous zones and posing radiation threats to Earth.
