A 100-kilowatt lunar nuclear reactor targeted by NASA is described as 10,000 times less powerful than a typical nuclear power plant.
Sources
- Inside NASA's audacious plan to build a nuclear-powered ... (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-dreams-of-a-nuclear-power-plant-on-the-moon-heres-why/ (scientificamerican.com)
- https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/5-things-you-need-know-about-fission-surface-power-systems (energy.gov)
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