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Putin orders funding increase for space-based nuclear energy

submitted by dosvydanya_freedomz to WorldNews 3 weeksApr 13, 2024 03:50:25 ago (+1/-0)     (www.rt.com)

https://www.rt.com/russia/595796-russia-nuclear-energy-space/

Roscosmos is investigating the possibility of building a nuclear power plant on the Moon in cooperation with China


Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the country’s authorities to allocate funds for projects that would allow the country to create nuclear energy facilities in space.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Kremlin said Putin had ordered the national government to provide funding for the implementation of a project called the Development of Russia’s Space Nuclear Energy Field.

The funding campaign should start as early as this year, and the overall effort would be supported by Roscosmos, the national space agency, and Rosatom, the state energy corporation.

Putin has also urged the government to pay special attention to “measures to further advance the already existing scientific and technological capabilities in the field of space nuclear energy.” The deadline for completing the task has been set for mid-June.

i personally believe and think that this is grade A level of bullshit. i dont think its possible to build anything like that on the moon. the obstacles are too great to overcome in my opinion


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that's what i was thinking too. yeah the moon looks pretty barren even you see it with the naked eye at full moon,

not only that, it also lacks an atmosphere and gravity while

https://www.space.com/18175-moon-temperature.html#:~:text=The%20temperature%20on%20the%20moon%20can%20reach%20a,%28-%20253%C2%B0C%20or%2020%20K%29%20according%20to%20NASA.

The temperature on the moon can reach a blistering 250° Fahrenheit (120° Celsius or 400 Kelvin) during lunar daytime at the moon's equator, and plummet to -208 degrees F (-130° C, 140 K) at night.

In certain spots near the moon's poles temperatures can drop even further, reaching - 424° F (- 253°C or 20 K) according to NASA.

One reason for these dramatic extremes is that the moon has no lunar atmosphere to insulate heat. Its lack of a gaseous blanket also means that craters and major dramatic landmarks do not erode the way they do on Earth, leaving perpetual pockets of darkness near the moon's poles that host the moon's most frigid temperatures.

hmmmm