Small Reactor

Large Ship / Station

Small Reactor

 

Components

Required

 

 

Steel Plate

30

 

 

Computer

25

 

Motor

6

 

Reactor Components

100

 

Large Steel Tube

8

 

Metal Grid

4

 

Construction Component

40

 

Steel Plate

50

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

40

 

Max power output (MW):

15

 

Storage Capacity (L):

1000

 

Airtight:

No

 

Power Producer Group:

Reactor

 

Dimensions (W x H x D):

1 x 1 x 1

Small Ship

Small Reactor

 

Components

Required

 

 

Steel Plate

2

 

 

Computer

10

 

Motor

1

 

Reactor Components

3

 

Large Steel Tube

1

 

Metal Grid

2

 

Construction Component

10

 

Steel Plate

1

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

20

 

Max power output (MW):

0.5

 

Storage Capacity (L):

125

 

Airtight:

Yes - all orientations

 

Power Producer Group:

Reactor

 

Dimensions (W x H x D):

1 x 1 x 1

Overview

The Small Reactor provides power to the entire grid it is placed in by consuming Uranium Ingots. It is capable of providing a decent amount of output at the cost of resources, but is far less efficient compared to the Large Reactors. For more information on reactors in general as well as the mechanics, see Electricity#Reactors.

Usage

In order to use the reactor, the player must first acquire the needed fuel. First Uranium Ore must be mined and then processed with the Refinery into Uranium Ingots. These ingots is what powers both the small and large reactors. Power consumption is based on the amount of output the reactor is generating. The higher the output, the more uranium is used. It is far more economical to build one large reactor in resources involved to construct and total mass, than building several smaller ones.

Media

Tips

• Whenever you place uranium ingots into a container next to a conveyor block that is connected to the reactor ... the reactors automatically will evenly distribute the ingots between each other. If you wish to stop this, you have to turn off the conveyor option in the reactors control panel.
• If there is no power on the ship, you cannot transfer uranium into the reactor through containers or conveyors, it must be done directly. So always leave a spot open for manual input.

See Also

• Large Reactor
• Electricity

Programming

• Action List - Small Reactor

Update History

Update 01.095	Small Reactor output increased 3x (small block: 0.1 MW -> 0.5 MW, large block: 5 MW -> 15 MW)
Update 01.054	Fixed pressing "Y" shuts off all reactors regardless of ownership and sharing Fixed texture issue on small reactors
Update 01.032	Fixed small reactor terminal not available
Update 01.021	Added new sounds
Update 01.020	Power output is now visible in the reactor’s control panel (wiki note here, READ ITTTTTTTT – Check to see if large reactor needs this)