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Published on: 15. August 2025

US wants to bring nuclear reactor to the moon

Multiple plans for the moon come from Earth. (Image: Near-Earth Mapping Spectrometer, Galileo space probe)

NASA plans to install a 100-kilowatt reactor at the Moon’s south pole by 2030. Former acting NASA chief of staff Bhavya Lal explains why nuclear energy could be decisive in space – and which security and geopolitical questions Europe should now address.

Nicola Kuhrt

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Last updated: 18. August 2025

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