The US really wants a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030. 'Achieving this future requires harnessing nuclear power,' NASA chief says

Illustration of a small, faraway moon base on the hilly, crater-marked surface of the moon.

NASA is serious about setting up a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2030.

For a few years now, the agency has been working to develop a nuclear reactor that could power one or more bases on the lunar surface, which NASA wants to establish via its Artemis program.