Canada plans to build nuclear reactors on the moon

 

 

Canada plans to build nuclear reactors on the moon. This is because the need for energy is essential to maintain a permanent presence on the moon. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has provided a $1 million grant to the Canadian Space Mining Corporation (CSMC) to develop a low-enriched uranium nuclear reactor for use on the moon. This reactor, which will be built on Earth and sent to the moon, will operate partially autonomously and partially under supervision from Earth.

Canada is not the only country aiming to build a nuclear reactor on the moon. In the US, NASA has been working on this for more than a decade. NASA aims to build a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030, five years ahead of the joint project of China and Russia. Although building a reactor on the moon, where there is no atmosphere, water freezes, and low gravity, has its own challenges, Canada's move will fuel the country's advancement in space technology.