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Russia plans nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade
Updated On: 27 December, 2025 10:38 AM IST | Moscow | Agencies
The renewed interest was prompted by the 2009 discovery of water ice on the lunar surface
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Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the Moon in the next decade. REPRESENTATION PIC/ISTOCK
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Russia has unveiled its plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon within the next 10 years to support its lunar program and a Russian-Chinese research station for future deep-space missions.
The proposal, confirmed by the country’s state space agency Roscosmos, would provide a sustained energy source for surface infrastructure, including rovers, scientific equipment, as well as a planned joint lunar research base with China.
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