The Trump administration’s push for a lunar nuclear reactor by 2030 highlights both the technological ambition and the steep challenges facing small modular reactors, which remain slow to deploy even on Earth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/13/world/the-nuclear-moonshot-is-on-earth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #moon #nasa #donaldtrump #fissionsurfacepowerspaceexplorationtechnologies #orspacex #nuscalepower #nuclearregulatorycommission