Steam is definitely out-doing the 'safe' Nuclear setup in both cost, reliability and maintenance. The added bonus of NOT having a possibility [unless you are doing it wrong?] of having a crater for a base only helps to deter my advances into nuclear power [mostly the resource cost]. My setup was according to both the display 'AND' the IC2 forums to be a '360 EU' 'SAFE' Nuclear reactor the 'supposed EU output' is shown here and I was told on forums that this among other setups would shell out 360 EU.
Its not just that, Nuclear reactors are resource hogs... well, Uranium is 'semi' easy to obtain though not renewable [to my knowledge other than just finding it while mining/quarrying] and it only takes a stack and a half of copper.
However, the Turbine Rotors last two whole days compared to just barely under three hours.
If my math is correct... [May be slightly off] That is 29 stacks of copper [rounding up], as well as the uranium, and the cells to put them in.
In the same time span, I would have ONLY spent around 3 stacks of steel, which cost 3 stacks of iron and almost 3 full stacks of coal [after it is converted into coal coke]
My gripe is I wanted to be able to produce power, and 360 EU would have been enough. Though I don't like the prospect of baby-sitting my power sources when other options are available also, I am NOT [as you might be able to tell] that good with Nuclear reactors. Though going off of guides that say that I should be getting one number while I am getting far less... I... Just don't know. Were Nuclear reactors nerfed and the numbers just not updated [even in game?... doubt it]? Whats the point, Solar flowers [even in base IC2 can put out a nice little chunk, and before solar arrays that's what I used.]
Further relevant images below:
This image is my Steam Turbine x2 + Steam Boiler Setup.
and This is the EU output I get from that.
The Steam setup + my automated bio-fuel production are self sustaining outside of the Steam Rotors.
However, this is the setup I use for my nuclear power.
and this is what I get...
[Disclaimer: I am willing to admit I know little to nothing about Nuclear reactors and I MAY be at fault here. If you can help me out I would be grateful.]
Its not just that, Nuclear reactors are resource hogs... well, Uranium is 'semi' easy to obtain though not renewable [to my knowledge other than just finding it while mining/quarrying] and it only takes a stack and a half of copper.
However, the Turbine Rotors last two whole days compared to just barely under three hours.
If my math is correct... [May be slightly off] That is 29 stacks of copper [rounding up], as well as the uranium, and the cells to put them in.
In the same time span, I would have ONLY spent around 3 stacks of steel, which cost 3 stacks of iron and almost 3 full stacks of coal [after it is converted into coal coke]
My gripe is I wanted to be able to produce power, and 360 EU would have been enough. Though I don't like the prospect of baby-sitting my power sources when other options are available also, I am NOT [as you might be able to tell] that good with Nuclear reactors. Though going off of guides that say that I should be getting one number while I am getting far less... I... Just don't know. Were Nuclear reactors nerfed and the numbers just not updated [even in game?... doubt it]? Whats the point, Solar flowers [even in base IC2 can put out a nice little chunk, and before solar arrays that's what I used.]
Further relevant images below:
This image is my Steam Turbine x2 + Steam Boiler Setup.
and This is the EU output I get from that.
The Steam setup + my automated bio-fuel production are self sustaining outside of the Steam Rotors.
However, this is the setup I use for my nuclear power.
and this is what I get...
[Disclaimer: I am willing to admit I know little to nothing about Nuclear reactors and I MAY be at fault here. If you can help me out I would be grateful.]
