Nuclear Energy on the Moon

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In April, the U.S. unveiled a strategy to develop nuclear energy systems for the Moon and space, with a launch date set for 2028. This is intended to enable longer stays on the Moon and, eventually, on Mars. NASA, the Pentagon, and the U.S. Department of Energy are tasked with developing the necessary technologies. Lunar missions have high energy requirements. This is the basis for the plan to send a medium-power space reactor - and smaller reactors as well, if possible, starting in 2030 - to the Moon.

These reactors would function like their counterparts on Earth. According to NASA, a reactor on the Moon would run virtually autonomously for ten years, continuously producing heat and electricity. India, China, and Russia are also interested in the Moon. The water needed for energy production could potentially be extracted from water ice, which is believed to exist on the Moon. This would make it possible to produce rocket fuel or bricks to protect a lunar base from radiation.

However, there are several obstacles to overcome. The reactor must be transported to the Moon by rocket, ideally without crashing. Furthermore, no country is permitted to annex parts of the Moon. There is even an Outer Space Treaty from 1967, including amendments. However, the major spacefaring nations have not ratified it. For now, reactors on Earth serve to provide sufficient energy, and uranium is necessary for this.

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Sources: Uranium Royalty, Premier American Uranium,

https://www.nuklearforum.ch/de/news/usa-nukleartechnik-fuer-das-weltall-und-den-mond/;

https://www.srf.ch/news/international/us-mondbasis-mit-atomstrom-ein-atomreaktor-auf-dem-mond-waere-schon-praktisch;

https://www.resource-capital.ch/en/reports/view/uranium-report-2025-04/

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