Battelle Energy Alliance, which manages the US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory, and Nasa are seeking proposals from nuclear and space industry leaders to develop technologies for a fission surface power (FSP) system for lunar power applications.
The FSP project is sponsored by Nasa in collaboration with the DOE and INL to establish a “durable, high-power, sun-independent power source” for Nasa missions on the moon by the end of the decade, and potential subsequent missions.
The request for proposals, which are due by 19 February 2022, targets the initial system design. It says the total maximum price for individual contract awards is $5m.
The FSP project is sponsored by Nasa in collaboration with the DOE and INL to establish a “durable, high-power, sun-independent power source” for Nasa missions on the moon by the end of the decade, and potential subsequent missions.
The request for proposals, which are due by 19 February 2022, targets the initial system design. It says the total maximum price for individual contract awards is $5m.
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