India considers joining Russia, China to build nuclear plant on Moon
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Rivals India and China are said to be keen on joining a Russian project to build an atomic power plant for a human base on the Moon.
  • atro_city@fedia.io
    93·
    1 year ago

    But it would require a stable power supply – which only a nuclear reactor can provide, as the Moon’s lengthy lunar nights make solar energy unreliable.

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      And batteries are heavy. It would take a lot of lifts to get enough capacity up there.

    • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      1 year ago

      Just put 4 solar stations equidistant around the moon and wire them together. Boom, stable solar power!

      • ours@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        1 year ago

        Boom thousands of kilometer of cable to install and loss of power on transmission.

        They would need lots of power to run life support, produce air and fuel from water. Solved problems on nuclear subs.