Duffy's directive orders NASA to prepare a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor for launch by 2030, according to Politico. It might seem like an absurd prospect, but it's a necessity for a permanent human presence on the lunar on the Moon.

As China and Russia have announced joint efforts to develop their own nuclear reactor on the moon, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy and NASA officials intend to move quickly in the development

Sean Duffy wants to fast-track putting a 100kw nuclear reactor on the moon, according to a directive he sent out Thursday. It would help win the "space race."