India to be part of 'groundbreaking' lunar nuclear plant set-up with Russia and China? Moscow says...
Representational image of lunar nuclear plant.
A "groundbreaking" nuclear power plant is being developed by Russia and China which is expected to support human settlements on the Moon in future.
A new report published by Russian news agency TASS, however, has suggested that India is also likely to become a part of this ambitious project in future.
The project, which has been led by Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom, is aimed at establishing a small nuclear reactor on the Moon which is expected to generate nearly half a megawatt of energy.
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Rosatom chief Alexey Likhachev has been quoted by TASS as saying that India and China have been interested in becoming a part of this groundbreaking lunar energy solution.
While addressing the Eastern Economic Forum, Likhachev said, “The new solution that we are asked to implement is the option of a lunar nuclear power plant with an energy capacity of up to half a megawatt.”
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“By the way, with the involvement of the international community, our Chinese and Indian partners are very interested in this. We are trying to lay the foundation for several international space projects,” Likhachev added.
Russia's ambitious nuclear lunar mission and its future prospect
Russia’s space agency Roscosmos had earlier announced in May that they have been working on the nuclear power plant and it is intended to get deployed on the Moon by 2036.
The reactor is set to provide energy for the proposed lunar base on which Russia and China have been working jointly.
The lunar nuclear power plant's construction will be complex. Russia had earlier stated that it would be carried out autonomously and there would be no direct involvement of humans.
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The project's technological solutions are almost near completion and are now set to take a major leap forward in lunar exploration and energy production.
Russia and China have also been working on a joint lunar base known as the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS).
The station is set to become operational between 2035 and 2045 and will be “open to all interested countries and international partners.”
(With inputs from agencies)