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USA seeks Moon and Mars nuke power plant designs ready to fly in 2027

DS999 Silver badge

What are they going to do with the heat?

Nuclear reactors require shedding a lot of heat, which doesn't work terribly efficiently in a vacuum. Better locate it near a big deposit of ice, that way it can use the excess heat to melt it for fresh water and maybe boil it for tea or something.

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