Volatile Fulgurium Fuel Rod

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This article is about the Volatile Fulgurium version. For other uses, see Fuel Rod (disambiguation).

 

Volatile Fulgurium Fuel Rod
Inventory icon Sprite A Fulgurium fuel rod that has been further refined to supply power for much longer than normal. However, its radiation shielding can only partially limit the emitted ambient radiation, so the rod must be handled with care.
Statistics
Used by	Rapid Fissile Accelerator
Quality Bonuses	+10% Max Condition
Crafting
Fabricator Requirements	Talent: Danger Zone Skill: Electrical: 70 Steel Bar Lead x2 Fulgurium Chunk Thorium 25s
Alternate recipe	Talent: Danger Zone Skill: Electrical: 70 Volatile Fulgurium Fuel Rod (empty) Fulgurium Chunk Thorium 10s
Deconstructor Yield	Steel Bar Lead Fulgurium Chunk (>95%) Thorium (>95%) 15s
Store
Base Price	400 mk
Outposts Outpost Sell Habitation 120 mk Colony 108 mk Research 150 mk Military 150 mk Mining 132 mk Medical Merchant 120 mk Engineer Merchant 120 mk Armory Merchant 120 mk Clown Merchant 120 mk Husk Merchant 120 mk
Technical Identifier fulguriumfuelrodvolatile Categories Fuel Tags smallitem, reactorfuel

Volatile Fulgurium Fuel Rods are fuel for the Nuclear Reactor or the Rapid Fissile Accelerator.

Function & Usage

Volatile Fulgurium Fuel Rods can be used in a Nuclear Reactor to provide power, or as ammunition for the Rapid Fissile Accelerator. The condition of the fuel rod drains as it is used, and when it reaches 0% it no longer produces power. Empty fuel rods can be refilled with more Fulgurium, or recycled into Depleted Fuel. Volatile Fulgurium Fuel Rods are significantly more long-lasting than any other fuel rods, however this is offset by the danger that handling them presents; unlike other fuel rods, Volatile Fulgurium Fuel Rods will constantly inflict 1 Radiation Sickness per second to characters within 1.25 meters, even when depleted (0 durability). Wearing a PUCS is the ideal solution when handling them, as it grants 90% resistance to Radiation Sickness. Other radiation protective gear include the various types of Diving Suits and the Hazmat Suit.

• Resistances stack multiplicatively, so wearing a Hazmat Suit with with the Danger Zone talent grants an effective resistance to Radiation Sickness of 80%.
  • Combining this with the resistance from a PUCS, a character will have a 98% resistance to Radiation Sickness. This is enough to safely remain within the vicinity of 3 Volatile Fulgurium Fuel Rods indefinitely, or to hold an entire stack of 8 rods for just over 4.5 minutes before taking any Burn damage.

They can only be crafted by an Engineer with the Danger Zone talent unlocked; They cannot be bought at any Outpost.

Fuel Rod Types Comparison

Fuel Rod Type	Durability	Heat Potential	Rapid Fissile Accelerator shots
			Normal	Good	Excellent	Masterwork
Fuel Rod	100	80	4	5	5	6
Thorium Fuel Rod	200	100	8	9	10	11
Fulgurium Fuel Rod	150	150	12	14	15	16
Volatile Fulgurium Fuel Rod	400	150	20	22	24	26

Related Talents

Talent	Tree	Description
Fun With Fission ID: funwithfission	Engineer General Tier 2	Fuel Rods you fabricate are of 1 higher quality.
Danger Zone ID: dangerzone	Engineer Physicist Spec. 3	Have an additional 50% resistance to Radiation Sickness while wearing a Hazmat Suit. Unlock recipe: Volatile Fulgurium Fuel Rod.

Media

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  Volatile Fulgurium Fuel Rod emitting light.

Trivia

• All fuel rods were initially intended to cause minor radiation sickness while being handled, however this feature is unimplemented due to bugs. The Volatile Fulgurium Fuel Rod lacks this behavior, due to its much more intense effects.

See Also

• Fuel Rod
• Thorium Fuel Rod
• Fulgurium Fuel Rod