US space agency Nasa will fast-track plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, according to US media. It is part of US ambitions to build a permanent base for humans to live on the lunar surface.

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy is expected to announce a fast-tracked plan Tuesday to deploy a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030 — five years ahead of a joint plan by China and Russia.

NASA's acting administrator, Sean Duffy, plans to accelerate the construction of a nuclear reactor that could be used on the moon and alter the way NASA will partner with industry to replace the aging International Space Station.