Easy/Small Plutonium Nuclear Reactor

[PirateGaming]

Hello everyone, I've been hunting for some good plutonium reactors and Thorium reactors that pack a punch in a small package:

-The plutonium reactor would preferably have either 1 chamber or no chambers,and if it can generate above 80 eu/t
(not using the condensators/iridium supplies)

-For the Thorium reactor it would be prefered if it packed a punch with either 1 or 0 chambers, im looking for power over efficiency here so again something above 50eu/t

If this is impossible just send me the best you guys know of because, im a bit new to nuclear reactors and such, so please go easy on me >.<

 

[Quesenek]

Is there a reason for going with the plutonium & Thorium?
There are some really good 0 chamber uranium designs here
http://forum.industrial-craft.net/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=8966

 

[PirateGaming]

Is there a reason for going with the plutonium & Thorium?
There are some really good 0 chamber uranium designs here
http://forum.industrial-craft.net/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=8966

I have quite a stockpile of the stuff and my uranium is low ( i've been centrifuging the uranium dust) and if theyre there, use 'em you know?

 

[Quesenek]

I have quite a stockpile of the stuff and my uranium is low ( i've been centrifuging the uranium dust) and if theyre there, use 'em you know?

Yeah that's a good reason.
In the link I posted there is one named "Low Power Thorium Reactor" you can click on the names and it will show you what goes into building it with the nuclear planner.

 

[PirateGaming]

Yeah that's a good reason.
In the link I posted there is one named "Low Power Thorium Reactor" you can click on the names and it will show you what goes into building it with the nuclear planner.

And for plutonium?

 

[Neirin]

To maximize your output from plutonium, particularly in 1.4.7 versions of FTB, you want to use hybrid thorium/plutonium reactors. The high heat generation of plutonium makes it ill suited for small reactors if you care at all about efficiency.

For example: this hybrid reactor produces 484 EU/t with 3 plutonium. This 0 chamber pure plutonium reactor I just mocked up produces 80 EU/t off of 3 plutonium. More expensive to build, but 6x more power.

For pure thorium reactors I'm a fan of the 32 EU/t variant (0 chambers), the 64 EU/t variant (0 chambers), and the 128 EU/t variant because they translate so easily to voltages. There's also a 256 EU/t design I've considered using, but it's not as efficient as using 2 of the 128 EU/t reactors and I've never really had a need for it.

My personal design of choice currently is a Hybrid CASUC (uses condensators) that produces exactly 512 EU/t that I use because it's nice to have exactly HV current. Because it's a CASUC its overall efficiency is lower than the hybrid I linked above, but it makes my base design simpler to have easily divisible currents flowing everywhere.

EDIT: I should amend my plutonium reactor comparison. Since Thorium lasts 2.5x longer than plutonium, the hybrid reactor uses 7.5 plutonium over its lifetime (the planner is based off the lifecycle of the thorium, not the plutonium). Of course, to run the solid plutonium reactor for the same amount of time would take the same amount of plutonium, but it's worth mentioning so you don't get confused by the wildly different Total EU numbers.