Moon base: Bangor scientists design fuel to live in space

Press/Media: Research

Description

Article in BBC News website covering research by the Nuclear Futures Institute into energy sources for space.

Extract: "On parts of the Moon, temperatures plummet to astonishing lows of -248C because it has no atmosphere to warm up the surface.

Bangor University is a major player in the quest to generate another way of producing energy and heat to sustain life there.

The researchers have just sent the tiny nuclear fuel cell, known as a Trisofuel, to their partners for testing."

Period	4 Sept 2023

Title	Moon base: Bangor scientists design fuel to live in space
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	BBC News
Media type	Web
Duration/Length/Size	Approx 850 words
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	4/09/23
Description	Scientists have developed an energy source which could allow astronauts to live on the Moon for long periods of time. The Nasa-led Artemis Program hopes for an outpost on the Moon by around 2030. Bangor University has designed nuclear fuel cells, the size of poppy seeds, to produce the energy needed to sustain life there. Prof Simon Middleburgh from the university said the work was a challenge - "but it was a fun one".
Producer/Author	Peter Gillibrand and Rob Thomas
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66687056
Persons	Simon Middleburgh