Rolls-Royce unveiled a concept model for a miniature nuclear reactor that could go to the moon. The reactor could one day power a colony of lunar astronauts. The company aims to have a reactor ...

Rolls-Royce, the manufacturer of supercars and airplane engines, has unveiled a new mobile nuclear-powered reactor — reminiscent of the one created by the Marvel superhero Iron Man — aiming to ...

The draft concept assessment of Steady Energy’s proposed LDR-50 small modular reactor has resulted in it being found fit for generating nuclear energy. The Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority ...

The reactor will rely on nuclear fission, the same process that enables Earth-based nuclear power plants to generate electricity. Most moon missions, including the rovers launched recently by ...

The UK has provided £2.9 million ($3.5 million) for the project and £249,000 ($305,000) paid in 2022 for an early concept study. The reactor is still a long way from complete.

It is a test reactor, and once it helps Blykalla fulfill its objectives the next step will be to submit the SMR design concept for approval, which it hopes to accomplish in a year. Following this ...