NuclearCraft

## Synopsis

> NuclearCraft offers three main methods of power generation: the Solid-Fuel Fission Reactor which directly harnesses the power of splitting atoms, the Tokamak Fusion Reactor which generates power by fusing atomic nuclei together under immense heat, and the new Molten Salt Fission Reactor, in which the heat of nuclear fission is passed to coolant to be transferred to water to produce steam in a Heat Exchanger, which is subsequently used by one or two stages of Steam Turbines to generate power. NuclearCraft takes a semi-realistic view of reactor design and optimization so the mod is well-suited to players who enjoy complex design challenges*.* -Description from FTB Wiki
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NuclearCraft is a mod created by tomdodd4598, with the help of others, which allows players to create RF via radioactive materials.

## Basics

NuclearCraft introduces Solid-Fuel Fission reactor, Tokamak Fusion Reactor, and Molten Salt Fission Reactor, which are all multiblock structures for generating power.

* The solid-fuel fission reactor, or just the fission reactor, uses radioactive fuels such as LEU-235 and needs to be sufficiently cooled or else it will cause a meltdown, causing random blocks to be turned into molten corium
* The fusion reactor uses liquid or gaseous fuels such as hydrogen and will produce 4 byproducts, the reactor must also be powered in order for the electromagnets to work and for the fusion core to heat up
* Molten salt fission reactors require molten FLiBE salt solutions of nuclear fuel to generate power and cooled with molten eutectic NaK alloy, and will deplete the fuel and heat the coolant

## Solid-Fuel Fission Reactor

The fission reactor requires large amounts of tough alloy and uranium both to build and to power. To learn the basics of fission reactors you can follow this tutorial, by OnlyDraven. If you choose not to, here is a quick rundown each reactor needs to meet certain build parameters; These are listed below

### Build Parameters

* The inside of the reactor must be at LEAST 3x3x3 in size
* There must be no reactor blocks in any of the corners or edges
	+ This does NOT apply to the Fission Controller block
* The reactor walls which are not used must be either made of Fission Reactor Casing, Transparent Fission Reactor Casing, Reactor Door, or Reactor Trapdoors
* Reactor Cells placed next to each other will create more power but generate more heat
	+ If the reactor were to get too hot, then it will result in a meltdown
	+ Coolers can be used to nullify this heat

### Construction

If you constructed a fission reactor which meets all the above criteria, then, upon right clicking the fission controller block, there would be no errors listed and would say the size of the interior of the reactor. In order to create power you must put reactor cells and reactor coolers. Note that there are different ways of going about cooling a reactor that achieve the same or better effect. There are many fission reactor planners on the internet, such as the NC Reactor Generator, made by ThizThizzyDizzy or the NuclearCraft Fission Reactor Design Generator made by cyb0124.

### Activation

Fission reactors do not require power to kickstart, just a redstone signal. However, you must give the reactor controller fuel to for it to create power. There are many different types of fuels, which all have different heat and power production stats. Remember to make sure your reactor can handle a new fuel before inputting it. All fuels can also be oxidized, which gives more power and heat. The basic fuel you will be able to make after getting uranium will be LEU-235.