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Re:UK backs Rolls-Royce project to build a nuclear reactor o... by krasin on Saturday March 18, 2023 @10:40PM (#35215449)
Under the layer of regolith, Moon crust is mostly basalt ([1]), which has about 1.6 W/mK thermal conductivity ([2]). Not great, not terrible.

We all know how cold it is to stand on a stone floor - unlike wood or plastics, it keeps sucking that heat off.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_structure_of_the_Moon

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_thermal_conductivities

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Re:UK backs Rolls-Royce project to build a nuclear reactor o... by sanp on Saturday March 18, 2023 @11:34PM (#35215769)
Nice Chernobyl reference!
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Re:UK backs Rolls-Royce project to build a nuclear reactor o... by krasin on Sunday March 19, 2023 @12:06AM (#35215936)
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Re:UK backs Rolls-Royce project to build a nuclear reactor o... by mongol on Sunday March 19, 2023 @12:57AM (#35216177)
https://youtu.be/ocBVLMHK6c8
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Re:UK backs Rolls-Royce project to build a nuclear reactor o... by krasin on Sunday March 19, 2023 @01:25AM (#35216304)
Thanks! I now get the reference, although it was completely accidental. I should watch the movie, I guess.
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Re:UK backs Rolls-Royce project to build a nuclear reactor o... by sph on Sunday March 19, 2023 @04:21AM (#35217049)
It is a miniseries and it is excellent and gripping from start to end.
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