Nuclear Reactors: Difference between revisions

 

For items, you can look at this handy chart. Note that some items were excluded (for example getting thorium back from thorium rods). Note that the EU and Heat #s are for single rods (EU is /t, heat is /s as they only outputs each second), and that the EU should be multiplied by 10 for the actual amount per tick. See the planner for more details (make sure to grab 2.4.2+). Any rod that has the same heat values is equivalent in a planner design, and anything that produces less heat can also be substituted, unless it's a MOX-type design. Keep in mind that while quad thorium and dual uranium have the same heat levels, this is not true when placed next to other rods.

{| {{STDT|sortable c_14}}

! Name !! EU/t !! Heat Produced/s !! Durability !! Produces !! Produces (single only)

| 0 || 0 || 10000 || Tritium || N/A

|}

 

'''EU reactors''' produce raw energy directly with a 50% penalty. Use cables to transform the power into the GT type.

 

There are several fuel types:

 

'''Thorium''' is the cheapest and easiest to obtain, obtainable in large quantities from coal ore or thorium ore found in the nether. It lasts a long time but doesn't make much power. You need to make these to get Lutetium for Americium later on.

 

'''The Core''' is made with naquadah and tiberium. Only use it with coolant cells!

 

'''Rod Breeder Reactors''' produce very little EU but instead transform a Breeder Rod into a different resource. Each reactor tick, all breeding targets get charged by the number of active rods they are next to. The best fuel rods for these reactors are Thorium because they generate the least amount of heat. Using a hotter fuel rod will produce more EU, but won't speed up the breeding process at all.

 

'''Item Breeder Reactors''' focus on consuming fuel rods as fast as possible to generate resources obtained from centrifuging depleted cells.

 

'''Lithium''' breeder rods are used to make tritium.