Nuclear power on the Moon has moved from science fiction to a concrete target on the United States space agenda. NASA and the ...

Building on past use of nuclear systems, NASA and the Department of Energy are developing small nuclear fission reactors for ...

Nano Nuclear launched a partner outreach RFI to advance its LOKI microreactor for NASA-aligned lunar surface power goals.

Imagine this: Little black pellets made of uranium dioxide are stacked on top of each other in a silver, cylindrical rod. A rogue neutron hits a U-235 nucleus inside a pellet, causing the nucleus to ...

Nuclear energy is often regarded as the cleanest power source on Earth. Unlike coal or gas, nuclear power plants don't release smoke and other contaminants into the air. They produce massive amounts ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland’s NASA Glenn Research Center is spearheading an ambitious project that sounds like something out of science fiction: building a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2030. The ...

Giving a whole new meaning to underground power, startup Deep Fission Nuclear has secured US$30 million in funding to install a micro-reactor in a mile-deep borehole by July 4, 2026 as part of the US ...