A 100-kilowatt lunar nuclear reactor targeted by NASA is described as 10,000 times less powerful than a typical nuclear power plant.
Notes on verification
Confirmed directly by National Geographic and corroborated by Scientific American quoting a nuclear engineering expert, plus consistent math and DOE figures on related reactor programs. [tier=silver indep_score=0.925 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Inside NASA's audacious plan to build a nuclear-powered ... (seed:science_and_space)
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-dreams-of-a-nuclear-power-plant-on-the-moon-heres-why/ (corroboration)
- https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/5-things-you-need-know-about-fission-surface-power-systems (corroboration)