Rustom is going to choose one of five options for creating a lunar nuclear power plant in 2027, Alexei Lichchev said.
According to the head of Rostom, a nuclear power plant on the moon should start operating in the mid-30s and supply energy to the International Lunar Station.
He noted that the issue of electricity production is currently being discussed: either through the conversion of nuclear energy directly into electricity, or through a turbine.
To explore the moon, powerful energy sources are needed; Rostom, the Kurchatov Institute and the Russian Academy of Sciences are working on these tasks, Lichchev added.