Nuclear Power Plant on the Moon: India and China are preparing to work with Russia to set up a nuclear power plant on the moon. However, there has been no official word from either the Indian or Chinese government about this. Interestingly, this is happening at a time when India is planning to send humans to the moon and set up a base there by 2040.
Rosatom is Russia's nuclear agency corporation
A media report quoted Russian agency TASS as saying that the mission was mentioned by Alexey Likhachev of Rosatom China. Rosatom is Russia's nuclear agency corporation, which has relations with India. '… Likhachev said during an event in Vladivostok, 'Along with the participation of the international community, our Chinese and Indian partners are also taking a lot of interest in this.'
this project What ?
Under this power project led by Rosatom, a small nuclear plant will be built. This plant will be able to generate electricity as per the requirement of the base. Likhachev said, 'India and China want to be a part of this project.' In May also, Russian space agency Roscosmos had said, 'Work is being done on a nuclear power plant and it will be installed on the moon.'
This reactor will power the base being built as a joint effort by Russia and China. In the year 2021, Russia and China announced the construction of a base called International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) on the Moon. The project will be completed in phases in 2035 and 2045.