Framatome has created a new brand, Framatome Space, as it prepares to play “a decisive role” in the future of space exploration.
The French nuclear reactor company already supplies the space industry with domes for the tanks of launchers and hafnium for the hardened alloys for spacecraft.
The company said the space industry is looking to nuclear to facilitate faster and more efficient missions.
“Space is enjoying renewed interest across the globe and a whole new generation is set to embark on a new age of space travel,” a statement said. “Future space exploration can be enabled or enhanced by nuclear power