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Wikibruh at 06:04, 3 August 2021

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Added links to the real nuclear disasters on Wikipedia and a disclamer

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			== Disclamer ==
			Before reading this tutorial, you need to be informed that the damage of an exploded reactor is often exaggerated here and a properly designed nuclear reactor in IC2 is completely safe even to put inside your home (unless someone messed up the components inside).

	== Nuclear Physics 101 ==		== Nuclear Physics 101 ==

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	Nuclear reactors are very valuable, have enormous energy-producing potential, and without a doubt have a steep learning curve.		Nuclear reactors are very valuable, have enormous energy-producing potential, and without a doubt have a steep learning curve.

	A complete breakdown of how each reactor component works is available on ~~the IC2 forum~~ [http://forum.industrial-craft.net/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=446 ~~Here~~], or on the [[Nuclear Reactor]] page of the wiki.		A complete breakdown of how each reactor component works is available on [http://forum.industrial-craft.net/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=446 the IC2 forum], or on the [[Nuclear Reactor]] page of the wiki.

	=== Step 1: Finding [[Uranium_Ore\|Uranium Ore]] ===		=== Step 1: Finding [[Uranium_Ore\|Uranium Ore]] ===
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	=== Step 2: My First Reactor(tm) ===		=== Step 2: My First Reactor(tm) ===

	The Chernobyl-2 [[Nuclear Reactor]] is expensive to build, relying as it does on hard-to-obtain elements like Glowstone and [[Dense Lead Plate]]s. Don't expect to build one in your first week.		The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster Chernobyl-4] [[Nuclear Reactor]] is expensive to build, relying as it does on hard-to-obtain elements like Glowstone and [[Dense Lead Plate]]s. Don't expect to build one in your first week.

	If you think you have the material to make one, then let's do it!		If you think you have the material to make one, then let's do it!
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	*Note: You have to Compress 9 Lead at once.		*Note: You have to Compress 9 Lead at once.

	Using the Generator, Advanced Circuit, some Dense Lead Plates and your new Reactor Chambers, craft the wonder that is the Chernobyl-2 Nuclear Reactor:		Using the Generator, Advanced Circuit, some Dense Lead Plates and your new Reactor Chambers, craft the wonder that is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster Chernobyl-4 Nuclear Reactor]:
	{{Grid/Crafting Table		{{Grid/Crafting Table
	\|A1=Dense Lead Plate\|B1=Advanced Circuit\|C1=Dense Lead Plate		\|A1=Dense Lead Plate\|B1=Advanced Circuit\|C1=Dense Lead Plate
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	Congratulations! World Domination is a step closer to reality!		Congratulations! World Domination is a step closer to reality!

	=== Step 3: Finding Your 3-Mile Island ===		=== Step 3: Finding Your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident 3-Mile Island] ===

	Siting your [[Nuclear Reactor]] is crucial! '''Proximity and Containment''' is key here.		Siting your [[Nuclear Reactor]] is crucial! '''Proximity and Containment''' is key here.
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	These are suitable for use in the Chernobyl-2 Reactor, each capable of outputting ''incredible'' amounts of power!		These are suitable for use in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster Chernobyl-4 Nuclear Reactor], each capable of outputting ''incredible'' amounts of power!

	=== Step 7: The Soothing Hum of Power ===		=== Step 7: The Soothing Hum of Power ===
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	Reactors are capable of outputting considerable power: '''each''' [[Uranium Cell]] will output 5 EU/tick, meaning that high-output Reactors need high-level infrastructure to avoid machinery damage: [[HV Transformer\|HV_Transformers]], [[MFS_Unit\|MFS Units]] and [[Glass_Fibre\|Glass Fibre Cables]] are a common sight in a nuclear installation. Uranium Cells also have a considerable lifespan: each can produce between '''2,000,000 to 14,000,000 EU!'''		Reactors are capable of outputting considerable power: '''each''' [[Uranium Cell]] will output 5 EU/tick, meaning that high-output Reactors need high-level infrastructure to avoid machinery damage: [[HV Transformer\|HV_Transformers]], [[MFS_Unit\|MFS Units]] and [[Glass_Fibre\|Glass Fibre Cables]] are a common sight in a nuclear installation. Uranium Cells also have a considerable lifespan: each can produce between '''2,000,000 to 14,000,000 EU!'''

	=== Step 8: Holy Fukushima! <small>(with apologies to the easily offended!)</small> ===		=== Step 8: Holy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster Fukushima]! <small>(with apologies to the easily offended!)</small> ===

	If the proper precautions are taken, a Nuclear plant is as safe as a solar panel.		If the proper precautions are taken, a Nuclear plant is as safe as a solar panel.
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	== Nuclear Physics 201 ==		== Nuclear Physics 201 ==

	Welcome to Nuclear Physics 201. I'll be your professor for this class. While NP101 is a strongly recommended class, it is not required. At this time, please turn in your death and injury waivers.		Welcome to Nuclear Physics 201. I'll be your professor for this class. While NP101 is a strongly recommended class, it is not required. At this time, please turn in your death and injury waivers.

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	If you want it in "Mark I-V" speak, all of these are Mark I's, except for one.		If you want it in "Mark I-V" speak, all of these are Mark I's, except for one.

	They are described as '''<FUEL & REFLECTORS>, <EU Reactor Output>, <Heat Reactor Output>''', with the simulator code afterwards.		They are described as '''<FUEL & REFLECTORS>, <EU Reactor Output per tick>, <Heat Reactor Output per tick> (Heat conversion to EU)''', with the simulator code afterwards.

	4 Quad, 320E, 1280H (75% Heat to EU = 960 EU)		4 Quad, 320E, 1280H (75% Heat to EU = 960 EU)

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	They are described as '''<FUEL & REFLECTORS>, <EU Reactor Output>, <Heat Reactor Output>''', with the simulator code afterwards.		They are described as '''<FUEL & REFLECTORS>, <EU Reactor Output>, <Heat Reactor Output>''', with the simulator code afterwards.

	4 Quad, 320E, 1280H		4 Quad, 320E, 1280H (75% Heat to EU = 960 EU)

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	2 Quad 4 Refl, 240E, 1344H		2 Quad 4 Refl, 240E, 1344H (75% Heat to EU = 1008 EU)

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	6 Bi, 260E, 1120H		6 Bi, 260E, 1120H (75% Heat to EU = 840 EU)

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	MOX, 3x Quad, 1040 EU (do not use in heat reactor, heat to 7500 for 1040EU)		MOX, 3x Quad, 1040 EU (do not use in heat reactor, heat to 7500 for 1040EU)
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	[[Category:Tutorial]]		[[Category:Tutorial]]

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Nuclear Physics 201

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 Once you have a proper external heat loop, and heat user, and energy storage or other product use/storage, THEN you can feel comfortable about turning on your heat reactor.  I would still monitor the parts for 5-10 minutes to make sure everything is going as planned.
 === '''HEAT REACTOR CHECKLIST: ''' ===
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 Sure, you can play around with the grid on your own.  I STRONGLY suggest using the simulator you were supposed to have obtained from the Required Work section..  For those who are trying to BLOW THEM SELVES UP or trying to make some non-stable mumbo-jumbo, you'll get no help here today.  (Maybe the TA will help, he sometimes dabbles on his own time...)
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 Once you have a proper external heat loop, and heat user, and energy storage or other product use/storage, THEN you can feel comfortable about turning on your heat reactor.  I would still monitor the parts for 5-10 minutes to make sure everything is going as planned.
-==== Example EU / Heat Reactors ====
+=== '''HEAT REACTOR CHECKLIST: ''' ===
 Sure, you can play around with the grid on your own.  I STRONGLY suggest using the simulator you were supposed to have obtained from the Required Work section..  For those who are trying to BLOW THEM SELVES UP or trying to make some non-stable mumbo-jumbo, you'll get no help here today.  (Maybe the TA will help, he sometimes dabbles on his own time...)
 [[Category:Tutorial]]

Albijoe: /* Heat Reactors */

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Heat Reactors

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	So you have a reactor, and you have it contained properly, and you have it filled with all of the equipment to run a reaction and vent the heat.		So you have a reactor, and you have it contained properly, and you have it filled with all of the equipment to run a reaction and vent the heat.

	DON'T TURN ON THAT REACTOR! If you haven't set up a way to carry the heat away from the reactor EXTERNALLY, you will still see it melt or blow up in a red-hot minute!		'''DON'T TURN ON THAT REACTOR!''' If you haven't set up a way to carry the heat away from the reactor EXTERNALLY, you will still see it melt or blow up in a red-hot minute!

			'''SEE Black Bordered section in Heat Reactor above.'''

	Put a fluid ejector into a Reactor Fluid Port, and it will eject Hot Coolant into items adjacent. Pipe, Tank or direct attach to a Liquid Heat Exchanger full of heat conductors , and the LHE will change the Hot Coolant into regular coolant and output heat. Have it eject that coolant back to tanks, pipes, or directly to the reactor and you have a loop pulling heat away from the reactor.		Put a fluid ejector into a Reactor Fluid Port, and it will eject Hot Coolant into items adjacent. Pipe, Tank or direct attach to a Liquid Heat Exchanger full of heat conductors , and the LHE will change the Hot Coolant into regular coolant and output heat. Have it eject that coolant back to tanks, pipes, or directly to the reactor and you have a loop pulling heat away from the reactor.

	DON'T TURN ON THAT REACTOR! If you haven't set up a way to pull the heat from the LHE, it will stop working and you will be sitting on a reactor-bomb again.		'''DON'T TURN ON THAT REACTOR!''' If you haven't set up a way to pull the heat from the LHE, it will stop working and you will be sitting on a reactor-bomb again.

			'''See Apparatus OUTSIDE black-bordered section in picture above, with the orange squares representing LHEs to give off heat.'''

	The simple way to pull the heat from the reactor is a Stirling Engine. Match the squares of the LHE and Stirling Engine together, and you will get your heat used up, with a 50% EU return.		The simple way to pull the heat from the reactor is a Stirling Engine. Match the squares of the LHE and Stirling Engine together, and you will get your heat used up, with a 50% EU return.
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	The complex way is to use a boiler and steam turbines. This is MUCH more material intensive, and takes some extra planning to make sure it works, but you get 75% of your heat as EU.		The complex way is to use a boiler and steam turbines. This is MUCH more material intensive, and takes some extra planning to make sure it works, but you get 75% of your heat as EU.

	DON'T TURN ON THAT REACTOR!		'''DON'T TURN ON THAT REACTOR!'''

			'''Picture above does NOT show energy storage. Reactor above will explode.'''

	Did you make sure you are storing or using all of your EU? If you can't use or store the EU, the engines you have will stop working, then the LHEs will not be have anywhere to transfer heat, then your reactor will blow up. None of this is a factor with EU reactors, which don't care about if you can store their EU, or where their heat goes.		Did you make sure you are storing or using all of your EU? If you can't use or store the EU, the engines you have will stop working, then the LHEs will not be have anywhere to transfer heat, then your reactor will blow up. None of this is a factor with EU reactors, which don't care about if you can store their EU, or where their heat goes.

Albijoe: /* Reactor Setup */

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Reactor Setup

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	A Heat Reactor REQUIRES a secondary cooling source. Putting a functional Heat Reactor online without enough EXTERNAL cooling will still blow up your project, no matter how well constructed the internal grid. Exploding your final project for ANY reason will fail you, so MAKE SURE you have enough secondary cooling on your Heat Reactors!		A Heat Reactor REQUIRES a secondary cooling source. Putting a functional Heat Reactor online without enough EXTERNAL cooling will still blow up your project, no matter how well constructed the internal grid. Exploding your final project for ANY reason will fail you, so MAKE SURE you have enough secondary cooling on your Heat Reactors!
	[[file:~~Heat_Reactor_Cooling~~.png\|600px]]
			[[file:Expandable_Steam_Plant.png\|600px]]

	=== EU Reactors ===		=== EU Reactors ===

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	=== Step 2: My First Reactor(tm) ===		=== Step 2: My First Reactor(tm) ===

	The [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster~~ Chernobyl-4] [[Nuclear Reactor]] is expensive to build, relying as it does on hard-to-obtain elements like Glowstone and [[Dense Lead Plate]]s. Don't expect to build one in your first week.		The [[wikipedia:Chernobyl disaster\|Chernobyl-4]] [[Nuclear Reactor]] is expensive to build, relying as it does on hard-to-obtain elements like Glowstone and [[Dense Lead Plate]]s. Don't expect to build one in your first week.

	If you think you have the material to make one, then let's do it!		If you think you have the material to make one, then let's do it!
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	*Note: You have to Compress 9 Lead at once.		*Note: You have to Compress 9 Lead at once.

	Using the Generator, Advanced Circuit, some Dense Lead Plates and your new Reactor Chambers, craft the wonder that is the [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster~~ Chernobyl-4 Nuclear Reactor]:		Using the Generator, Advanced Circuit, some Dense Lead Plates and your new Reactor Chambers, craft the wonder that is the [[wikipedia:Chernobyl disaster\|Chernobyl-4 Nuclear Reactor]]:
	{{Grid/Crafting Table		{{Grid/Crafting Table
	\|A1=Dense Lead Plate\|B1=Advanced Circuit\|C1=Dense Lead Plate		\|A1=Dense Lead Plate\|B1=Advanced Circuit\|C1=Dense Lead Plate
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	Congratulations! World Domination is a step closer to reality!		Congratulations! World Domination is a step closer to reality!

	=== Step 3: Finding Your [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident~~ 3-Mile Island] ===		=== Step 3: Finding Your [[wikipedia:Three Mile Island accident\|3-Mile Island]] ===

	Siting your [[Nuclear Reactor]] is crucial! '''Proximity and Containment''' is key here.		Siting your [[Nuclear Reactor]] is crucial! '''Proximity and Containment''' is key here.
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	These are suitable for use in the [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster~~ Chernobyl-4 Nuclear Reactor], each capable of outputting ''incredible'' amounts of power!		These are suitable for use in the [[wikipedia:Chernobyl disaster\|Chernobyl-4 Nuclear Reactor]], each capable of outputting ''incredible'' amounts of power!

	=== Step 7: The Soothing Hum of Power ===		=== Step 7: The Soothing Hum of Power ===
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	Reactors are capable of outputting considerable power: '''each''' [[Uranium Cell]] will output 5 EU/tick, meaning that high-output Reactors need high-level infrastructure to avoid machinery damage: [[HV Transformer\|HV_Transformers]], [[MFS_Unit\|MFS Units]] and [[Glass_Fibre\|Glass Fibre Cables]] are a common sight in a nuclear installation. Uranium Cells also have a considerable lifespan: each can produce between '''2,000,000 to 14,000,000 EU!'''		Reactors are capable of outputting considerable power: '''each''' [[Uranium Cell]] will output 5 EU/tick, meaning that high-output Reactors need high-level infrastructure to avoid machinery damage: [[HV Transformer\|HV_Transformers]], [[MFS_Unit\|MFS Units]] and [[Glass_Fibre\|Glass Fibre Cables]] are a common sight in a nuclear installation. Uranium Cells also have a considerable lifespan: each can produce between '''2,000,000 to 14,000,000 EU!'''

	=== Step 8: Holy [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster~~ Fukushima]! <small>(with apologies to the easily offended!)</small> ===		=== Step 8: Holy [[wikipedia:Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster\|Fukushima]]! <small>(with apologies to the easily offended!)</small> ===

	If the proper precautions are taken, a Nuclear plant is as safe as a solar panel.		If the proper precautions are taken, a Nuclear plant is as safe as a solar panel.