Fusion Reactor
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The Fusion Reactor is a large, expensive, and advanced reactor type that runs by fusing various plasma types to generate heat to then produce steam, which in turn generates large amounts of electricity. The different plasma types also generate different useful byproducts and differing levels of neutron flux for breeding bulk quantities of materials, such as Lithium into Tritium. It works in conjunction with the Plasma Heater, which provides the plasma. It requires a "blanket" lining to protect it from the heat and neutron flux, otherwise it will break the reactor.
Component Breakdown and Construction
The fusion reactor has a static design, which is provided by a hologram projected by its core block. To fully construct, you will need:
- 292 Superconducting Magnets
- 292 Cast Steel Plate
- 64 Central Magnet Pieces
- 4 Magnet Motor Pieces
- 8 Reinforced Glass
- 1 Fusion Reactor Core Component (The control computer)
- 1 Blowtorch or Acetylene Welding Torch
There are no hatches/ports for access, it will automatically convert itself to a multiblock that lets you access the GUI from any part.
Usage
The fusion reactor requires 4 things to properly work: electricity to power the magnetic containment, a large amount of water to boil into ultra-dense steam, a "blanket" to shield the inner parts from the heat and flux, and plasma to fuse.
Blankets
There are 4 (3 obtainable) blanket types that you can put in a reactor. Higher-tier (but more expensive) ones have higher melting points and (usually) higher durability. They also provide different internal renderings as they all have different colors.
Tungsten
The standard type. It requires 32 Tungsten blocks and 96 neutron reflectors to make. It has a melting point of 3,500°C (~6,332°F) and 1,080,000 durability. It's sufficient for most normal Hydrogen-based plasmas (i.e. deuterium-tritium). It is black, as to be expected.
Desh
The stronger type. It requires 16 desh blocks, 16 Cobalt blocks, and 96 saturnite plates to make. It has a melting point of 4,500°C (~8,132°F) and 2,160,000 durability, twice that of Tungsten. It is required for the reactor to fuse Helium-4-Oxygen plasma. It is red like desh.
Chlorophyte-Metallized
The strongest craftable type by far. It requires 16 Tungsten blocks, 16 high-speed steel blocks, 48 neutron reflectors, and 48 chlorophyte powder to make. It has a melting point of 9,000°C (~16,232°F), twice that of desh and quadruple of Tungsten. It is required to fuse Balefire plasma and it in turn requires Xenon-Mercury plasma to be crafted in order to produce the required chlorophyte. It has a speckled brownish-green color.
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A creative only blanket, it is not craftable. It has a ludicrous 1,916,169°C (~3,449,136°F) melting point, far higher than any plasma, but with only 2,160,000 durability (same as desh). Has a nice vaporwave blue color in the reactor.
Plasma Types
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The different types of plasma generate different amounts of heat (requiring different blankets) and thus energy and different byproducts. This section calculates total fuel using the leviathan turbines and 1 large tank (256,000 mB) of both precursor fuels. Note: it does not take into consideration the power required for the plasma heater or the magnetic containment. Each plasma type also has its own color in the reactor.
| Plasma Type | Heat | Minimum Blanket | Total Estimated Energy | HE/sec (Leviathan) | HE/sec (Industrial) | Byproduct | Breeding Flux |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuterium-Tritium (default) | 3,250°C (~5,882°F) | Tungsten | ~32.64 GHE | ~25.50 MHE/sec | ~30 MHE/sec | ~1 ionized particle cloud per minute on average | 1000 |
| Deuterium-Hydrogen | 2,500°C (~4,532°F) | Tungsten | ~21.76 GHE | ~17.00 MHE/sec | ~20 MHE/sec | ~1 ionized particle cloud per minute on average | 1000 |
| Deuterium-Helium-3 | 3,480°C (~6,296°F) | Tungsten | ~54.40 GHE | ~42.5 MHE/sec | ~50 MHE/sec | ~1 ionized particle cloud per 30 seconds on average | 2000 |
| Tritium - Hydrogen | 3,000°C (~5,432°F) | Tungsten | ~27.20 GHE | ~21.25 MHE/sec | ~25 MHE/sec | ~1 ionized particle cloud per minute on average | 1000 |
| Helium-4-Oxygen | ~4,250°C (~7,682°F) | Desh | ~65.28 GHE | ~51.00 MHE/sec | ~60 MHE/sec | ~1 chlorophyte powder per minute on average | 3000 |
| Balefire | 8,500°C (~15,332°F) | Chlorophyte | ~174.08 GHE | ~136.00 MHE/sec | ~160 MHE/sec | ~1 pile of thermonuclear ash per 7.5 seconds on average | 4000 |
Danger
The fusion reactor can meltdown, but the event is usually only moderately serious and easily avoidable. If the blanket or magnetic confinement fail, then it will breach and cause a small explosion, voiding the plasma and water inside, but doesn't leave any lasting damage and can be repaired without replacement parts most of the time.
However, balefire plasma is more dangerous, as it will cause a small balefire explosion to occur instead, which will destroy most of the structure.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Runs quickly.
- Multiple plasma types.
- Can be started and stopped easily.
- Has internal breeding chamber.
Neutral
- Requires a very good setup.
Cons
- The plasma heater is a separate machine.
- Shutting off in the middle of running will waste up to 16,000 mB of plasma.
- Requires lots of input power to kickstart and sustain.
- Requires a lot of water to run at max efficiency, especially with hotter plasmas.
- Requires a lot of industrial turbines to handle the steam at max efficiency.
Trivia
- It is based on the real life fusion reactor, the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) being constructed in France.
- It also used to be referred to as the ITER when in development and not craftable.
- They are both tokamak-type fusion reactors.
- In real life, helium-3 is conceived to be used in fusion reactors as an aneutronic reaction, meaning that it shouldn't produce any neutron flux at all, not more than D-T.
- The old deprecated fusion reactor actually produced more energy than this one with deuterium-tritium plasma, at 51.2 GHE.
External Links
- Fusion power at Wikipedia
- Tokamak at Wikipedia