NASA could soon go nuclear on the moon. The space agency’s acting administrator Sean Duffy has issued a directive to expedite building a nuclear reactor on the lunar surface. Duffy, a former Fox News host,

NASA is accelerating its plans for a nuclear reactor on the moon. For several years now, the agency has been working to get a 40-kilowatt fission system ready for launch to the moon by the early 2030s. But interim NASA chief Sean Duffy is about to announce a more ambitious path, via a directive set to be released this week, according to Politico.

Spurred by competition from China and Russia, the Trump administration is pushing for nuclear power on the moon by 2030