User:Cherman0/Nuclear Reactor

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Cherman0/Nuclear Reactor
Usable device for generating electrical power.
Statistics*
Item Slots	4 Fuel Rod slots
Max Power Output	5000 kW
Repairable
Required Skill	Electrical Engineering 55
Required Item	Screwdriver
Technical Identifier reactor1 Categories Machine Tags reactor

The Nuclear Reactor is an installation. It uses fuel rods to produce power for the submarine.

Function

The nuclear reactor's purpose is to generate the power that most other installations on the submarine require in order to operate normally. Power generated in the reactor is distributed through junction boxes to the installations to be powered via the wiring system. Maintaining a stable and sufficient power output is extremely important, as critical systems such as oxygen generation, engines, and weapons will not function without power.

Mechanics

The nuclear reactor generates power from a combination of two processes: Nuclear fission, which converts the latent nuclear energy in fuel rods into thermal energy, and then turbine motion, which converts thermal energy into electrical power. Both the fission rate and turbine output can be controlled manually or automatically, and keeping them balanced is important for making sure that the reactor does not stall or overheat.

Fission Rate

Fission rate determines how much thermal energy each fuel rod is releasing. Rarer fuel rods have a higher heat potential, meaning that they will generate more heat at the same fission rate (necessitating lowering the fission rate to compensate). Inserting multiple fuel rods into the reactor will cause it to produce significantly more heat, meaning that fission rate should be reduced to maintain a balanced heat production.

Turbine Output

Turbine output determines the amount of electrical energy the reactor produces and the amount of thermal energy the reactor consumes. Higher turbine outputs require higher heat, but produce more power.

Fuel

The reactor can contain up to four fuel rods, which produce heat determined by the fission rate and their heat potential. Rods deteriorate over time while being used in the reactor, and will stop producing heat when they are at 0% durability. Expended fuel rods can be recycled into new fuel rods or crafted into depleted fuel at a fabricator.

Fuel Rod Type	Durability	Heat Potential	Electrical Skill to Craft	Crafting Materials	Crafting Time	Store Price
Fuel Rod	100	80	25	Uranium Lead Steel Bar	10	135-150 Marks
Thorium Fuel Rod	200	100	60	Thorium Lead Steel Bar	10	225 Marks
Fulgurium Fuel Rod	150	150	40	Fulgurium Bar Lead Steel Bar	10	Not purchasable
Volatile Fulgurium Fuel Rod	400	150	70 and Danger Zone	Fulgurium Bar Thorium Lead Steel Bar	25	Not purchasable

Meltdown

Item	Afflictions on Hit	Structure Damage	Kinetic Force	Explosion Radius (m)
Nuclear Reactor	Burn : 500 Deep Tissue Injury : 500 Stun : 15	300	25.0	7.5
Outpost Nuclear Reactor	Burn : 500 Deep Tissue Injury : 500 Stun : 15	300	25.0	7.5

Operation

Circuit Control

Connection Panel for Cherman0/Nuclear Reactor Hover over pins to see their descriptions.
Shutdown Set_Fissionrate Set_Turbineout When it receives any signal, fission rate and turbine output are set to 0, and reactor is turned off. Sets fission rate to a fixed percentage (0-100) Sets turbine output to a fixed percentage (0-100) Power_Out Temperature_Out Meltdown_Warning Power_Value_Out Load_Value_Out Fuel_Out condition_out fuel_percentage_out Power output of the reactor. Outputs the reactor's current temperature (0-10000). Outputs a signal of 1 when reactor is high temp (>6000). Outputs the current power level as a number (supplied power). Outputs the current load level as a number (required power). Outputs the cumulative Heat Potential of current fuel rods as a number (see Fuel Rods). Outputs the Nuclear Reactor's current condition. (0-100) Outputs the sum of the fuel rods' condition percentage. (0-100)
Requires: Screwdriver

Vanilla Submarine Reactor Statistics

Submarine	Max Output	Fuel Consumption Rate
Azimuth	3,500	0.2
Barsuk	4,200	0.2
Berilia	6,500	0.3
Dugong	3,000	0.2
Herja	4,800	0.2
Humpback	3,100	0.2
Kastrull	5,000	0.3
Orca	3,500	0.3
Orca 2	4,000	0.3
R-29	5,200	0.2
Remora	5,000	0.3
Typhon	5,000	0.25
Typhon 2	5,200	0.2
Winterhalter	8,500	0.3
Camel	5,200	0.2

Related Talents

Talent	Tree	Description
Buzzin' ID: buzzing	Engineer Physicist Spec. 2	Your reactor's Max Output is increased by 10%.
Cruisin' ID: cruising	Engineer Physicist Spec. 2	Your reactor's Fuel Efficiency is increased by 20%.

Media

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  A Nuclear Reactor during a meltdown.

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  A Nuclear Reactor on fire.

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  A Nuclear Reactor used in outposts.

• Reactor active ambience

• Reactor overheat alarm