As for small reactors, NASA’s KRUSTY is a good example. It weighs about 300 pounds and produces about 1kW. A V8 engine weighs more than that, although it also puts out quite a bit more power.

ALBAWABA - In a surprising move, the US space agency NASA is progressing with plans to install a small nuclear reactor on the moon's surface to generate electricity. This plan falls under the ...

Chinese nuclear engineers have discovered a critical inefficiency issue in Nasa’s lunar nuclear reactor design – but, they claim, minor structural adjustments could slash fuel consumption by ...