We still rely on old, inefficient, and slow chemical rockets to travel from planet to planet, severely hampering our ability to explore outer space. Nuclear propulsion can help. But the Outer Space Treaty banned the use of high-power nuclear devices in space. This could be about to change. See https://wlockett.medium.com/nuclear-space-propulsion-is-about-to-be-unlocked-bc5f8c2cc56e
BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today with officials from the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Energy, NASA and Idaho National Laboratory celebrated the landmark production of TRISO nuclear fuel that will power the first microreactor built and operated in the United States.The Department of Energy (DOE) calls TRISO “the most robust nuclear fuel on earth.” The small, energy-dense coated uranium particles can withstand high temperatures, enabling smaller and more advanced reactor designs.See https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221207005551/en/BWXT-Starts-Production-of-TRISO-Fuel-for-First-U.S.-Generation-IV-Microreactor
