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Russia and China to Build a Nuclear Plant on the Moon.
Bud:
Can you even build anything on a celestial body, as that would imply you claim property rights to a part of the celestial body, and there are international treaties saying celestial bodies cant be anyone's property.
SiliconWizard:
--- Quote from: Bud on March 08, 2024, 09:10:07 pm ---Can you even build anything on a celestial body, as that would imply you claim property rights to a part of the celestial body, and there are international treaties saying celestial bodies cant be anyone's property.
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It's a bit complex: https://phys.org/news/2024-02-moon.html
shapirus:
--- Quote from: Circlotron on March 07, 2024, 04:14:35 am ---At least it will be a safe distance away.
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If it manages to make it past the orbit.
Njk:
The Moon nuclear facility is excellent plan indeed. Not sure about China, but in Russia the nuclear lobby is very strong and powerful. As usual, that'll be a government initiative and the things will be done in not the most efficient way. But the other governments will be forced to build similar installations there out of competition, perhaps in more creative ways. Consider the latest trend, a small modular reactors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_modular_reactor. The smaller the better so more units can be sold. The sweet dream of that guys is to plant their toys under each kindergarten providing us with clean, safe and reliable energy source. If that guys will be provided with the opportunity to pursue their goals elsewhere (e.g. on the Moon) that'll be effectively good for all.
I'm not sure we need more energy. Every living thing demonstrates the capability to exist with available energy sources. The problem is definitely not on the supply side. More energy often creates more problems. E.g., in Alaska and some places in Nothern California, it's close to misdemeanor to dump the food leftovers to outside garbage buckets, because of the bears. The bears are happy with the extra food, so they're growing in numbers making the situation worse. It's not the only example. The UHD IV, the "big battery for everyone" scam, etc., etc.
So if all those with inflated ambitions and raised expectations will migrate to the Moon (taking their breed with them) many will be happy just by not seeing them here. Although Mars seems a better crusade target because it's more far away so more chances all the conquistadors will die off there and never be back. By the way, there must be a plenty of gold.
MT:
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on March 08, 2024, 07:57:50 pm ---
--- Quote from: MT on March 08, 2024, 01:20:32 am ---What about a heat exchange power plant of some sort? In full sunshine, surface reach +127°C for 13,5 days. Then -173°C inside a crater for 13,5 days. One big azz peltier plate?
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How about we stop screwing up billions of people on Earth before building power plants on the moon? And I'm not a hippie either. ::)
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Im trying to come up with serious solutions to solve a serious problem for billions of starving people on earth , your windmill and solar road solutions in space is not very helpful! ::)
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