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 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 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 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 ...