Zeno Power Systems

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Senior Vice President of Space Business Development

Zeno builds nuclear batteries that deliver sustainable power for years without sunlight.

Today, lunar missions can survive for only weeks - they freeze to death during the two-week lunar night, when temperatures drop as low as -250°C. Zeno’s nuclear batteries change that, delivering steady heat and power to keep missions running for years, not days.

Zeno Power will supply a five-watt americium-241 radioisotope heating unit for a Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lunar lander under a commercial payload agreement. The NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services demonstration could launch no earlier than 2028 and is designed to keep spacecraft components operating through the lunar night.

Aug 2026 · American Nuclear Society Nuclear NewswireNews article

Zeno Power plans to restore hot cell infrastructure at California’s Vallecitos Nuclear Center to manufacture radioisotope power systems. The company is partnering with NorthStar Group Services, with initial production focused on strontium-90 nuclear batteries for undersea applications. Radiological operations are expected to begin pending state approval.

Jun 2026 · American Nuclear Society Nuclear NewswireNews article

Zeno Power signs a strategic agreement with Orano Group to secure americium-241 recovered at Orano’s La Hague recycling site in France for its radioisotope power systems. The agreement also includes irradiation and manufacturing capacity in Germany, supporting systems intended for space missions and remote environments.

Sep 2025 · American Nuclear Society Nuclear NewswireNews article

DOE's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management transfers a never-deployed 500-watt strontium-90 radioisotope thermoelectric generator to Zeno Power for recycling. The partnership supports turning the material into fuel for commercial radioisotope power systems, accelerating site cleanup and diverting legacy radioactive material from long-term storage.

Jan 2024 · U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office of Environmental ManagementNews article