Kansai Electric Power will begin surveys for the construction of a new nuclear power reactor at its Mihama power station in Fukui prefecture, western Japan, to replace the existing facility, the company said on Tuesday.

While NASA has discussed building a reactor on the lunar surface as part of its focus on crewed spaceflights, documents first obtained by Politico show that Duffy hopes to streamline the process. The agency will solicit industry proposals for a 100-kilowatt reactor to launch by 2030,