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NASA to build nuclear reactor on Moon

NASA Commits to Plan to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon by 2030

The U.S. space agency and the Department of Energy will work together to build a fission reactor on the lunar surface in the next four years

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NASA Plans to Put a Nuclear Reactor on The Moon. Here's Why.

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NASA solidifies plans to put nuclear reactor on moon by 2030 – major unknowns still make it unlikely

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Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission

Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

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NASA rolls giant SLS rocket to launchpad for second Artemis moon mission

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NASA rolls out Artemis II craft ahead of crewed lunar orbit

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Artemis 2 rocket rollout latest news: Giant NASA moon rocket arrives at launch pad

The Artemis 2 moon rocket consists of NASA's second Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, and is scheduled to launch four astronauts around the moon as early as Feb. 6.

Space.com · 15h

Watch NASA roll huge Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad today

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'We're ready to go,' Nasa crew say as rocket inches closer to launch pad

MIT Technology Review

How next-generation nuclear reactors break out of the 20th-century blueprint

Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons. Those bump into other atoms, splitting them and causing them to emit more neutrons, which bump into other atoms, continuing the chain reaction.

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Rolls-Royce turns to aseismic bearings to de-risk small nuclear reactor during earthquakes

Rolls-Royce has ordered aseismic bearings pedestal demonstrator to incorporate it in its small modular reactor design to make it withstand earthquakes.

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Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last?

Companies like Kairos Power are building new types of reactors with the encouragement of the Trump administration, but their success is far from assured.

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Kansas State University nuclear reactor provides students with hands-on experiences

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas State University’s TRIGA Mark II nuclear reactor is a unique feature on campus. “We’re a unique resource for the state of Kansas, for the university and teaching and training,” facility manager Alan Cebula said. The nuclear reactor is a major selling point for prospective Wildcats.

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Second nuclear reactor arrives at Hinkley Point C

The second nuclear reactor has arrived at Britain's newest nuclear power station, which is due to open in 2031. EDF said the twin nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C in Somerset now has its second high-strength steel cylinder, which weighs 500 tonnes and is 13m (42ft) long.