NuclearCraft Tutorial - Reactor Design {1/2} [1.12.2]

A video showing how one might go about designing a reactor for a particular fuel.
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[@ponkaaaaa]

thanks, this helped me out since i kept overheating

[@jarofslime37]

Thanks mate! I used to build lots of Big Reactors, and kinda got stuck with the midset that "fuel rods or whatever should go to the center" and got terrible and costly reactors in return. This clears a lot for me, and I think I may have found an alternative to Big Reactors.

[@NuclearCraftMod]

No prob - enjoy!

[@MCshadr217]

Just gotta remember that you're building the actual reactor, not the house containing it. The encasing blocks are basically apart of the reactor ;)

[@haruakatsuki6874]

I just went for an automade liquid cryotheum system and it works like a charm.

[@jakeandrade8599]

I’m just gonna go back and hide in the corner with my big reactors

[@laughy38247357075834]

@-*KGB*- worst*

[@yukush]

@-*KGB*- Not great, not terrible

[@RF_N]

@@laughy38247357075834 no u

[@omerevkizel]

Thanks 4 Great Video. Thats help much !

[@NuclearCraftMod]

No prob!

[@Tha_Monsta88]

Thanks for the tutorial

[@NuclearCraftMod]

Your welcome!

[@danbee6407]

Thanks a lot! NC has been a blast. I just finished my first reactor in survival on mceternal... well the 6th iteration of my first reactor :P It's a 8x5x7 made of: 23 cells 107 Graphite blocks (moderators) 4 Active glowstone coolers 76 Glowstone coolers 44 copper coolers and It makes about: 17,000 rf/t on TBU oxide (easy thorium fuel) 25,000 on LEN-236 31,000 on MOX-239 I get about 5 minutes of burn time per fuel puck, though I've seen it burn more volatile fuels @ 3 mins a piece.

[@zycoxlp6465]

Me: hears nuclear reactor Me: that's cool! I built a draconic reactor before, it was safe (except for one) so i'll assume this one is good as well! Reactor: graphite moderated Me: ._.

[@NuclearCraftMod]

It's completely safe.

[@mtdeeley]

only legends use the draconic reactor meltdown to get their pyrotheum

[@OmegaCosmos]

@@NuclearCraftMod it's an RBMK reactor, they never explode

[@rgpmtori]

@@NuclearCraftMod Thats nice to know! I assumed it exploded if used wrong.

[@itzunion6510]

@@OmegaCosmos legend lmao

[@TheCyberVerse]

Love the money for nothing intro

[@RetardPwnage]

Fantastic video thank you

[@NuclearCraftMod]

No prob!

[@basebaseballpenguin]

very helpful, thank you!

[@NuclearCraftMod]

No worries :)

[@iDorito]

So i was gettig 5k h/t on my reactor and didn't knew the fact that you had to maintain the cells sepparated from Y and X axis (diagonal) and place coolers between them, now i have a -18k h/t with the same materials, thanks for this tutorial. ♥

[@NuclearCraftMod]

No worries :)

[@setpopa5357]

Very goood mod more complex than ICC

[@jeppemikkelsen5099]

Like the money for nothing intro

[@lgeina7566]

My reactor (using LEU-235) : 2700RF/t , -30H/t , 321.4% Eff , with 7 cells (CE) , 13 emerald cooler (EC) and 7 graphite block (GB). I think it's a good reactor because emerald is easy to get in some skyblock modpack. And fuel is used in 9 min and not 8 min. Edit (how to make it ) : a pilar of 3 EC each corner, then between both pilar (not the center) 2 pilar of 1CE+1GB+1CE and 2 pilar of 1GB+1CE+1GB. Finally, the center is a pilar of 1EC+1GB+1CE !!!

[@estefanoterenghigoy2091]

Hey, i know this comment is from 1 year ago, but, can u help me with this? I tried to use this design and can't get it. When i do it (I guess im doing it right) it says "420h/t" and i guess that's bad, right? I don't understand this mod at all and i can't make my LEU-235 work :( (Btw im in e2e)

[@lgeina7566]

@@estefanoterenghigoy2091 Try to do it with my edit

[@estefanoterenghigoy2091]

@@lgeina7566 lol nvm it needed a redstone signal ._.xd

[@theotherwayarounddesendent921]

I WAS LISTENNG TO THE SAME MUSIC WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. HAHAHAHAH

[@jmw7312]

What is the name of the song ?

[@TheEpicOne2013]

Money for nothing, but it sounds like a remix

[@wtrbotl6502]

Ive realized after upgrading from a similiar reactor to this to a much larger one that they burn through fuel quite fast so do you know of any ways to automatically get uranium. I do know that mystical agriculture exists but I Find it quite cheaty. Mekanisms digital miner and buildcrafts quarry are decent until they run out of ores and I Have to move them. Btw I don’t mind moving The digital miner that much but od there is a way to get ores (specifically uranium) without The need for manual work that would be much more conveniant. Thanks im advance :)

[@tepperpepper6669]

3 options I know of are Botania's Orechid, Actually Additions Atomic Reconstructor with a Lens of the Miner, and Industrial Foregoing's Laser drill. The Orechid and Lens of the Miner require you to provide Stone but the Laser drill just requires energy.

[@danbee6407]

Mystical Agri does grow Thorium, you'll still have to mine Uranium.. but here's the fun part! Using that 'cheaty automation' allows you to setup a really cool fuel reprocessing loop. Those new fuels types you get add a great dynamic. I might recommend making two loops. One for TBU fuel reprocessing and a 2nd one for the Uranium reprocess. You should also add a 'safe fuels' whitelist filter as well... haha.

[@bruhkashi695]

I need help with this like the name of each block and the amount to craft...also where do I hook up my red stone fluxduct from another mod to it so I can get power from it I’ve done it before on different reactor but this one doesn’t look like it has the place to output power

[@NuclearCraftMod]

The blocks are reactor casing, coolers, graphite, cells and the controller. Power can be extracted from the controller or fission ports :)

[@Scouloune]

Hey, I've made exactly what you have done but it doesn't work. It says "Casing incomplete", any solution ? Thanks. (1.12.2)

[@NuclearCraftMod]

I'm going to guess that you didn't quite copy me _exactly_ :P You may have used casings on the edges, which you can't do. If not, I'm gonna need a screenshot to see what's wrong :)

[@Scouloune]

​@@NuclearCraftMod I've fix it. I was building the reactor on prismarine floor, i broke it and now it works for somes reasons. ^^ Keep up the great work ! :D (Love your mod, I have so much energy now !)

[@noobhacker101]

My diesel gennies likes eating carrots and smoking hemp.

[@svcvmba]

Don't know if I will get a answer but, does the reactor gives off radiation?

[@NuclearCraftMod]

Yes, it does. Some fuels produce more than others.

[@Hackerhunter15]

Nuclearcraft needs a simulator like big reactors had.

[@NuclearCraftMod]

We've thought about a simulator, but the thing is, it would probably be no quicker that just going into creative and building the design in-game :P

[@Hackerhunter15]

Will the fuel calculator still work if I change the configs then for fuel rates etc?

[@NuclearCraftMod]

Fuel *rates* no, but if you change the power gen or something you will need to tweak the values in the table.

[@victorfrankenstein8005]

For safety reasons how far should I build a reactor away from a base in case of a meltdown?

[@evilcanofcorn]

Is there still a problem with having a AE system in the same chunk as a reactor

[@NuclearCraftMod]

I never heard about that problem, so I don't know. What was the issue?

[@catandcomparator]

If that's a problem, just use refined storage.

[@Nonsanity]

Too bad about that tin cooler on the top after you removed the lapis around it. :)

[@NuclearCraftMod]

I replaced it with a magnesium as I had that extra moderator to play with ;)

[@stijnarnould7870]

so I made this design and put in the right feul but it doesnt start generating power, how do I activate it?

[@NuclearCraftMod]

Give the controller a redstone signal ;)

[@stijnarnould7870]

@@NuclearCraftMod ow oke thanks!!

[@lamontaina3026]

Does anyone know what version of the mod he is using ? Because the version I use doesn’t have lapis gold or tin coolers

[@NuclearCraftMod]

This video is still valid for version 2.18y of NC.

[@ericlin7775]

can u still generate energy with a negative heat per tick?

[@NuclearCraftMod]

Indeed - in fact, that's ideal ;)

[@ericlin7775]

@@NuclearCraftMod Thanks man

[@user-vu1fe5ud4f]

I can't find the blocks that are needed, namely the reactor cells, I can't find them in the new version of this mod. Please tell me what they are now called

[@NuclearCraftMod]

Ae you playing the overhaul version? If so, there's another tutorial video for it.

[@user-vu1fe5ud4f]

@@NuclearCraftMod I figured out what the problem is, thanks for the answer. And I have another question for you: I play on the build with friends, and in this build there is an old version of the mod. If we just replace the old version with the new one, nothing terrible will happen?

[@NuclearCraftMod]

@@user-vu1fe5ud4f Unfortunately not, a lot of things have changed. I definitely recommend staying with the old version if you want to stick with your current world :)

[@adalwolf8328]

How to prevent radiation leaking from a reactor? Am I doing something wrong? My geiger counter is going crazy around the reactor.

[@NuclearCraftMod]

Adalwolf A permanent solution is placing radiation scrubbers, while in the meantime armour radiation shielding, radaway and rad-x are the things to use :)

[@adalwolf8328]

@@NuclearCraftMod Hi, thanks for reply! Is there a way to "block" radiation coming from the reactor with like cement or lead? Otherwise, the scrubbers and rad-away are very expensive to make in the early-midgame. I assume this is intended balance, but it's a bit annoying because I have to build the reactor far away from base to power my RF machines. (Btw love your mod)

[@NuclearCraftMod]

Adalwolf There is no shielding unfortunately, no. At least, not for now anyway - the new overhaul branch may do in the future :)

[@victorfrankenstein8005]

Could you use the heat with other mods like mekanism to power something like a heat generator or do other things that would require heat in that mod

[@NuclearCraftMod]

The 'heat' in NC is just an internal number - it doesn't have any external use.

[@victorfrankenstein8005]

Ok

[@jackfloof9465]

what version of NuclearCraft is this on?

[@NuclearCraftMod]

This would have been some old version of NC on 1.12.2.

[@mtdeeley]

i have made a recactor that produces 2million heat per tick w h a t w. h. a. t.

[@adijustplayz4426]

What are the block of the caseing?

[@NuclearCraftMod]

They're blast blocks, but they're optional (as is any other block, except casing)

[@icelotx1665]

Problem is I don't have a cooler HOW DO I MAKE PLUTIONIUM 241?!?

[@NuclearCraftMod]

Take a look at the recipe for tiny clumps of Pu-241 in JEI. You should see some reprocessor recipes for it from depleted fuels :)

[@pinewoodtechresearch7317]

can u make an list whit blocks that i need? cuz the first 2 blocks are not named

[@NuclearCraftMod]

If by first two blocks you mean the ones making up the casing, they are fission reactor casing and blast blocks. Keep in mind that the blast blocks are not required :)

[@pinewoodtechresearch7317]

@@NuclearCraftMod thx one question i tried to blow up an reactor but whitout cooling an max heat generating fuel its not exploding so can u make an setup for an reactor exploding

[@NuclearCraftMod]

@@pinewoodtechresearch7317 There's a config for explosions, but it's not well implemented. Overhaul will hopefully have proper hydrogem explosions rather than IC2-style nuke explosions (which is defo not how reactors fail :P)

[@pinewoodtechresearch7317]

@@NuclearCraftMod uhm forgot to add an lever on an 1x1x1

[@antigachalifefederation2354]

It will explode?

[@NuclearCraftMod]

If the reactor overheats, it will melt and leave a mess of molten corium.

[@zackkramer1947]

my brain hurt im just trying to understand how to make on not melt done

[@NuclearCraftMod]

Hellrage's reactor planner can be very useful for trying to find a design before building it in-game :)

[@lakotablue7746]

how do you make the leu-235 fuel

[@NuclearCraftMod]

LEU-235 is made from uranium-238 and uranium-235, both of which are obtained by isotope separating uranium ;)

[@Josh-oj9mm]

bruh literally not one tutorial tells me what the blocks on the edges are

[@NuclearCraftMod]

The blocks on the edge can be anything but casing ;)

[@rexex2417]

Dunno why but I made the innitial one and it dind't turned on 😥

[@NuclearCraftMod]

Sorry for the late response - hopefully you were able to solve the problem! It's possible that all you needed was a lever to turn the reactor on.

[@rexex2417]

@@NuclearCraftMod Infact I had to upgrade my lava exctraction to the next level, Aprox 200 lava generators upgraded

[@NuclearCraftMod]

@@rexex2417 Power is power at the end of the day, whether from fission or lava :P

[@rexex2417]

@@NuclearCraftMod not after cleaning 6k x 5k lava from the nether 💀

[@oliwierzielinski9873]

Can this explode??

[@NuclearCraftMod]

With default configs, no.

[@llamaverse7483]

I built it exactly the same as yours but it says casing incomplete. I didn't know the block that you put around the edges so i used fission casing Edit: nvm i figured it out

[@Brandon-tz2wh]

Can it explode

[@NuclearCraftMod]

No, but it will melt if the heat gets too high.

[@catandcomparator]

@@NuclearCraftMod Then it explodes.

[@theendarkenedilluminatus4342]

I'm here because the ftb wiki page is broken for mobile

[@NuclearCraftMod]

Unfortunately the FTB wiki os a little outdated at this point. For NCO we are working on in-game Patchouli documentation :)

[@theendarkenedilluminatus4342]

@@NuclearCraftMod great news!

[@OfficialCelery]

so i got mine to -1810 it think i fucked up

[@NuclearCraftMod]

If your pack is using different configs then the numbers will be slightly different

[@JK-vk3ex]

Mine exploded wtf

[@infinitivez]

Tell you something, you've really made this mod very unfriendly, and having to search for info, do math, and craft all the components / fuel. My grief, this mod.... better be worth it ;)

[@NuclearCraftMod]

If it’s not worth the effort, I recommend tweaking the configs :P

[@oliver-nation4377]

Slowest man on the planet

[@NuclearCraftMod]

James May

[@theflyingmango_200]

@@NuclearCraftMod Didn't expect a top gear reference here.