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Article: United States: NASA Eyes Nuclear Reactor for Moon Base.
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- September 16, 2008
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The Nuclear Option | Video: Discovery Space Sept. 15, 2008 -- NASA is tip-toeing once again into what was once called the N-word -- nuclear -- with a technology development program aimed at powering its planned base on the moon.
The goal of the Fission Surface Power Project, which is based at NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, is to produce a non-nuclear prototype unit within five years.
NASAs last foray into nuclear technologies was a project that began in 2003 known as Prometheus, which focused on both nuclear propulsion and nuclear-powered generators that ultimately could be used to support a manned mission to ...