Why nuclear? Why not solar power? I hear that the weather forecast on the moon is usually pretty reliable for solar energy...
Government signs £2.9m Moon base nuclear power deal with Rolls-Royce - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-64982477
@eamonn_kerins My guess would be that the two-week-long nights would make battery weights infeasible for long-term stays on solar. Nuclear would be more reliable, and may ultimately provide a better bang-for-the-buck when it comes to how much mass we have to drag out of our gravity well...
