NASA is accelerating its plans for a nuclear reactor on the moon. For several years now, the agency has been working to get a 40-kilowatt fission system ready for launch to the moon by the early 2030s. But interim NASA chief Sean Duffy is about to announce a more ambitious path, via a directive set to be released this week, according to Politico.

Shares of BWX Technologies Inc., which manufactures nuclear reactors for the U.S. government, were having their best day ever on Tuesday as NASA ramped up its efforts to put a reactor on the moon. The stock moved higher after Politico reported that NASA’s acting administrator,

Spurred by competition from China and Russia, the Trump administration is pushing for nuclear power on the moon by 2030