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Fuel Rod (Uranium)
(Redirected from Uranium Cell)
| Fuel Rod (Uranium) | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Fuel Rod (Uranium) |
| Source Mod | IndustrialCraft2 |
| ID Name | IC2:reactorUraniumSimple
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| Type | Item |
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Durability | 20000 |
The Fuel Rod (Uranium) (formerly known as a Uranium Cell) is the main component of nuclear fission in a Nuclear Reactor and a Fluid Nuclear Reactor. This generates enormous amounts of almost free energy. However, during the process of fission, the Fuel Rod (Uranium) generates excessive amounts of heat, which must be eliminated by the use of Heat Vents, Coolant Cells and the R.S.H. or the L.Z.H.
Uranium Fuel Rods are radioactive, and a Hazmat Suit (Scuba Helmet, Hazmat Suit, Hazmat Suit Leggings, Rubber Boots) must be worn while handling to protect the player.
Recipe
Since 1.6
Before 1.6
With GregTech 4
Note: This does not replace the default IndustrialCraft2 recipe.
Function
The primary use of a Uranium Fuel Rod is to sit in a Nuclear Reactor. Uranium Fuel Rods last 1 reactor cycle (20,000 seconds). By default, a Uranium Fuel Rod will produce 2,000,000 EU in a cycle (5 EU and 4 HU per tick).
Once every two seconds, the reactor does two passes on all its components. The first pass is for heat, the second for EU.
The heat generated by a Uranium Fuel Rod is calculated by the formula
heat/second = 2n(n + 1)
where n is the number of adjacent fuel rods.
The generated heat will be distributed evenly to adjacent heat-accepting components. The order of distribution is left, right, down, up. The heat distributed to each heat-accepting component is the remaining heat divided by the remaining components, rounded down. There are cases where the component sends heat back to the Fuel Rod (such as leftover heat when a vent breaks), and this does affect how much heat is sent to remaining components. Any remaining heat after distribution is sent to the reactor hull.
On each EU pass, 5 EU is added to the reactor's output value. An additional 5 EU is added for each adjacent fuel rod.
Finally, if the item damage value is 9999 or more, it will turn into a Depleted Uranium Fuel Rod.
Usage
Fuel Rod (Uranium) can be used to create the following items:
