Radical Larry

Radical Larry joined MCID in 2020 and is known for owning and running PatCorp™, a shady company which is notorious for violating numerous health and safety regulations, polluting the environment, and its involvement in the nuclear industry.

## Valhelsia 3 Server

In early 2020, Radical Larry joined the Valhelsia 3 modded Minecraft server. Here, Radical Larry established a small outpost near the world spawn-point which acted as a factory and a command center for PatCorp™. During this time, Radical Larry constructed a railway station, the PatCorp™ Nuclear Center, and established PatCorp™ Power.

### PatCorp™ Railway Station

The PatCorp™ Railway Station was built to make traversing between the mainland and the small island that PatCorp™ was established at easier. This railway station was also later used to travel to the PatCorp™ Nuclear Center. The railway was constructed with wooden planks and other wooden blocks to conserve resources and minimize construction efforts. The railway system was constructed in a similar matter, having powered rails spread far enough apart so that a minecart transporting a user would barely make it to the next powered rail. The railway system had a flaw where if an empty minecart was sent along the track connecting the station to the PatCorp™ Nuclear Center, the minecart would not have enough momentum to reach some of the powered rails before coming to a stop in the middle of the railway line.

### PatCorp™ Nuclear Center

A short while after joining the server, Radical Larry set out to build the infamous PatCorp™ Nuclear Center. Unlike the PatCorp™ Railway Station, Radical Larry chose to construct his nuclear center out of stone. Since the construction of this nuclear center, stone would be the material of choice for the construction of all subsequent nuclear centers constructed by PatCorp™. Radical Larry chose to build the nuclear center approximately 300 blocks away from PatCorp™ (and therefore the world spawn-point). The nuclear reactor used was a Mekanism fission reactor which used water as the coolant (later switched to sodium coolant). The PatCorp™ Nuclear Center also acted as a fuel processing plant, allowing for the production of reactor fuel within the same building.

The PatCorp™ Nuclear Center was a multi-story building with several entrances. There was an entrance on the ground floor which connected to a reception area. There was also a railway line on the first floor which connected to the PatCorp™ Railway Station (this however later became obsolete when Radical Larry switched to Waystones). Connected to the reception area is a stairway which provided access to the first floor and the roof. Accessible from both the ground floor and the first floor is the reactor room, with the turbine room adjacent to it. Also on the first floor is the fuel processing room. Adjacent to the turbine room is an induction matrix which is where the electricity produced by the turbine is stored. The PatCorp™ Nuclear Center also has a basement level where nuclear waste was stored.

Towards the end of the server's life, Radical Larry started to research in nuclear fusion and experimental armour types. It was planned that the fusion reactor would provide more electricity than the fission reactor with no nuclear waste while using little to no fuel. Before this plan could be carried out, the server ended.

### PatCorp™ Power

As the PatCorp™ Nuclear Center was approximately 300 blocks away from where the PatCorp™ base was, it would be very costly to use power cables to deliver electricity. Instead, a quantum entangloporter system was used to wirelessly transfer the electricity. Soon after, Radical Larry started to provide electricity for other players in exchange for uranium. This was accomplished with more quantum entangloporter devices.

### The PatCorp™ Nuclear Center Accident

Shortly after its construction, the PatCorp™ Nuclear Center experienced a catastrophic accident where the reactor experienced a meltdown which resulted in a large explosion. This explosion completely obliterated the reactor and caused severe damage to the reactor room, as well as minor damage to several surrounding rooms. The accident claimed the lives of two players (Radical Larry who was killed by the initial explosion and another player due to radiation when he was sent in to retrieve Radical Larry's possessions). Large amounts of radiation was released over the area surrounding the nuclear center. As the PatCorp™ Nuclear Center was constructed on the coast, an undetermined amount of marine life perished from the radiation (Radical Larry then sustained himself on raw fish for several in-game weeks until the radiation returned to non-lethal levels). Power facilities were still functional which still allowed for the use of the machines in the PatCorp™ base. This greatly aided in the construction of a new reactor and in structural repairs of the nuclear center.

In hindsight, there was a large lack of safety features on the reactor. During construction, there was a list of rules of thumb to follow in order to ensure safe operation, however Radical Larry decided that he wouldn't follow any of them (these included starting the reactor at a low level and slowly raise it, checking to see if the pipes, cables, and tubes can handle the large flow requirements of the reactor, not having a circuit breaker to prevent overheating, etc.). The actual cause of the accident was due to an insufficient amount of water in the reactor when it was activated. As soon as the reactor was switched on, the water inside instantly vaporized which left no water in the reactor. With no water in the reactor along with starting the reactor at the maximum level very quickly sent the reactor to critical temperature. The reactor then became severely damaged and exploded. The lack of care towards general safety along with the accident would solidify PatCorp™'s reputation as "the Soviet Union equivalent of a company" forever.