• RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Heat also dissipates via radiation, not just conduction. I would imagine that nuclear power on the moon won’t involve hauling a lot of liquid coolant/heat exchanger/energy transfer because liquids are wicked heavy, hauling that up to orbit and then landing it is gonna take a lot of energy. They do acknowledge that cooling is an issue they’re working on.

    Maybe some kind of RTG? I couldn’t find an article that said what the NASA contractors chose to build.

    • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      No, RTGs just don’t generate the kind of power you’d need. I mean, they’re awesome for generating electricity for a long time, but just not a lot of it. No, these are fission plants.