Nasa plans to build nuclear reactor on moon
Mississippi: It is now an old thing to land on the moon, hoist the flag there for research there. Now the new space race has begun on the Earth’s only satellite with permanent construction and energy supply, in which nuclear power plants can play an important role. According to the news, in April 2025, China had planned to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by the year 2035, which will energize its proposed International Lunar Research Center. In response to this, in August, America’s caretaker NASA Administrator Sean Dafi said that the US can start its nuclear reactor on the Moon by the year 2030. It may seem new but this shocking news is not at all.
What do space law experts believe?
According to experts, it is not a sudden competition. The Department of NASA and the US Energy have long been working on short nuclear power systems, which can provide electricity for bases, mining tasks and long -term residences on the moon. Space law experts believe that it is not a race of arms but a strategic infrastructure race. Nuclear power is not a new idea used in space. Since the 1960s, the US and the Soviet Union have used radioceotope generators, which provide strength to satellites, Mars Rovers and Voyager missions from small level radioactive fuels.
Use of nuclear power is not stopped
The United Nations’s 1992 Non-Convincing Proposal, called “theory related to the use of nuclear power sources in external space, underlines that nuclear power may be necessary when solar energy is insufficient. This proposal determines guidelines for safety, transparency and international counseling. International law is not prohibited from the use of nuclear power from peaceful objectives on the moon anywhere. But the first successful country can set standard for future conduct and legal interpretations. The importance of being the first is the major countries including the US, China and Russia have signed the external space treaty of 1967, which decides that all countries take ‘proper attention’ to each other’s interests. This means that if a country puts an atomic reactor on the moon, other countries will have legal and physically boundaries to work around it.
Can not claim sovereignty
Other articles of the treaty also set the boundaries of similar conduct, although they also promote cooperation. All countries have the right to reach the Moon and other planets independently, but they cannot claim sovereignty. Nevertheless, countries can make hideouts and facilities there, which can control their access. Putting reactor in an area is a sign of permanent presence there, especially in resource-rich areas such as the southern pole of the moon, where snow is present in the cracks.
Learn the most important thing
A small lunar reactor can provide electricity for over 10 consecutive years, which can operate housing, rovers, 3D printers and life-support systems. The same technology is also considered necessary for Mars missions. Experts believe that the US has an opportunity to lead in technology as well as governance. If he keeps his programs public, follows international rules and promises peaceful use, it will inspire other countries to do so. In the future, the impact on the moon will be determined not from the flags but the structures made there and the way of their use. Nuclear power can become an important part of this future, provided it is implemented in accordance with responsibility and international guidelines. (The Conversation)
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