'Trash Can' Nuclear Reactors Could Power Human Outpost On Moon Or Mars

Submitted by George Overmeire on Mon, 10/05/2009 - 06:42

"A small fission-based nuclear reactor coupled with a Stirling engine could provide up to 40 kilowatts of usable energy, enough to support a moon base or Mars outpost," said Houts. That's about the same amount of power needed to supply eight houses on Earth, NASA officials have said."