US EditionRussia plans a nuclear power plant on the moon within a decade
The plant will enable sustained lunar exploration and support Russia-China station infrastructure, marking a shift from short missions to long-term presence, Roscosmos said.
- On December 24, 2025, Roscosmos announced plans to place a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2036, signing a contract with the Lavochkin Association aerospace company.
- To enable sustained lunar activity, Roscosmos framed the project as essential to power rovers, an observatory, and the International Lunar Research Station while supporting Mars exploration.
- Project documents list Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear corporation, and the Kurchatov Institute, with Dmitry Bakanov saying in June that a lunar nuclear plant is a Roscosmos aim.
- Amid a renewed race to the moon, Russia claims the United States is behind while NASA plans a lunar reactor by the first quarter of fiscal year 2030.
- Given legal and resource factors, international rules on space and nuclear materials permit nuclear energy sources, while the moon holds Helium-3 and rare earth metals including scandium, yttrium and the 15 lanthanides.
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Russia plans a nuclear power plant on the moon within a decade
Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next decade to supply its lunar space programme and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as major powers rush to explore the earth's only natural satellite.
Russia has stated that in the coming years, it intends to build a power plant on the moon. Nasa is pursuing similar plans.
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