--- title: "Roscosmos Starts Assembly of Lunar NPP Components: Bakanov Outlines Work Progress" description: "Roscosmos Head Dmitry Bakanov announced the start of standardizing the heavy landing platform and assembling lunar NPP components. Rosatom will select the station design from five options in 2027." date: 2026-11-12T14:44:37.589Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/roscosmos-starts-assembly-lunar-npp-components tags: [lunar-nuclear-power, roskosmos, rosatom, moon-program, space-energy] author: "Roman V." publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Roscosmos Starts Assembly of Lunar NPP Components: Bakanov Outlines Work Progress ![Sci-fi view of a lunar science station with a large base against the backdrop of craters and a giant Moon](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/12/roskosmos-nachal-komponovku-uzlov-lunnoi-aes/roskosmos-nachal-komponovku-uzlov-lunnoi-aes-1.webp) ## Key Points - Roscosmos has begun standardizing the heavy landing platform, assembling components, and creating a charging and distribution station for the lunar NPP. - Rosatom plans to select the lunar NPP design from five studied options in 2027 and begin its construction. - The considered power unit options differ significantly in their energy conversion principles. Head of Roscosmos Dmitry Bakanov announced that the agency has begun practical preparations for the energy component of the lunar program. According to him, the company has launched three interconnected areas of work: standardizing the heavy landing platform, assembling the components of the future installation, and creating a charging and distribution station for the lunar nuclear power plant. The statement marks the transition of the project from conceptual discussions to the stage of engineering development for specific units. ### Three Fronts of Work: Platform, Assembly, Energy Distribution As follows from the statement by the head of Roscosmos, this is not a single task, but a complex of objectives. Standardization of the heavy landing platform involves aligning its characteristics with a single standard, which simplifies the delivery of large-sized modules to the lunar surface. Assembly of components means determining the relative positioning and connections between individual blocks of the future station. The third area is the creation of a charging and distribution station, meaning a system responsible for accumulating and distributing generated energy to consumers on the lunar facility. The combination of these works forms the infrastructural framework upon which the power plant itself will eventually be installed. ### Five Reactor Options: What Rosatom is Studying The choice of the nuclear power plant design for the Moon, according to previously reported data, falls under the responsibility of Rosatom. The agency plans to determine the final design of the installation in 2027 and begin its construction. At the current stage, specialists are considering five different options for the future power unit, which, according to available information, differ significantly in their energy conversion principles. This means that the final architecture of the station — from the type of thermal-to-electric energy conversion to the general layout — has not yet been finalized and will be chosen based on the results of a comparative analysis of several concepts. ### Charging and Distribution Station: Role in the System Special attention is deserved by the charging and distribution station mentioned by Bakanov. In lunar conditions, where there is no traditional power grid, such a station serves as a hub that accepts energy from the generating circuit, accumulates it, and distributes it to consumers — from life support and communication systems to scientific equipment and machinery. Its creation at the stage preceding the launch of the NPP itself is logical: the distribution infrastructure must be ready to connect the generator, the design of which will be finally approved by Rosatom in 2027. Thus, the work of Roscosmos and Rosatom is proceeding in parallel and is synchronized in terms of deadlines. ### Timelines and the Place of Lunar Energy in the Program The combination of statements outlines the chronology: engineering preparation of the landing platform, layout, and distribution station is underway now, while the choice among five reactor design options and the start of its creation are scheduled for 2027. This aligns with the overall logic of the lunar program, in which energy is considered one of the key elements determining the possibility of a prolonged presence on the lunar surface. For now, specific parameters of the future station — power, type of energy conversion, mass, and dimensions — are not officially disclosed, and their publication is expected as the comparative analysis of options concludes. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [В России началась компоновка частей лунной АЭС](https://www.ixbt.com/news/2026/11/12/v-rossii-nacalas-komponovka-castei-lunnoi-aes.html) - Primary source: statement by Roscosmos head D. Bakanov on the start of landing platform standardization, component assembly, and creation of a charging and distribution station; mention of Rosatom's 2027 plan and five installation options. Single source, independent verification of technical details is not possible. ## FAQ ### What exactly has Roscosmos started doing for the lunar NPP? According to Dmitry Bakanov, the agency has begun standardizing the heavy landing platform, assembling components, and creating a charging and distribution station for the lunar nuclear power plant. ### When will the lunar NPP design be chosen? It was previously reported that Rosatom plans to decide on the plant's design in 2027 and begin its construction; five options differing in energy conversion principles are currently being studied. ### How many lunar NPP options are being considered? Specialists are studying five different power unit options that differ significantly in their energy conversion principles.