What runs out in a Nuclear reactor?

[Mantaii]

Hi,
I recently built a nuclear reactor to power my quarries and was really happy with the results.

I've gone back to the reactor and not surprisingly the nuclear rods have ran out, that is to be expected but some of the other elements of the reactor seem to have been used up as well such as the heat vents.

My question is, what parts of the reactor need to be replaced?

I used the advanced reactor setup here: http://feed-the-beast.wikia.com/wiki/Nuclear_Reactor

If I need to keep on replacing expensive parts of the reactor then I may have been better off with solar arrays!!

Thanks,

 

[trajing]

First of all, what version are you using?
If you are using 1.6.4, I would reccomend you use another type of reactor, from Big Reactors. This generates RF and does not have to be converted into MJ, because it auto converts. You can also recycle the waste into fuel for it.

 

[midi_sec]

well, it really depends on your design.

you can design a reactor that uses no parts that will put out a couple hundred eu/t, or you can build a resource hungry beast that will likely kill you sooner than put out 2000+ eu/t (but also consumes a metric f ton of lapis).

personally, i used to trend to the smaller reactors. a few of those and a breeder will sustain itself and is a nice "trickle" type of power.

edit: this won't run at work, for whatever reason, but check this link out. it may be accurate still.

 

[Mantaii]

Im on 1.5.2 Unleashed.
As I said in my OP I am using the advanced reactor setup that was shown in the tutorial. The Quad Uranian Cells depleted pretty quickly and even when my MFSU was full I was still loosing power. I probably need to setup some redstone signal to switch the reactor off when the MFSU is full, but that's a different matter.

The issue I have is a number of my vents seem to be melted (disappeared) from the reactor so my original question was, is there parts of a nuclear reactor that I will need to build a stock up so I can replace them when they are spent. It seems to be a really safe setup I've got as the temperature is always really low.

Now I look at the setup, I think it might be the heat exchangers that have gone missing. The green bar under each one did seem to go down over time.

What I've done with the power is put it in to a MFSU then used a energy bridge to convert the power in to a tesseract to then power a quarry which is about 400 clicks away. The speed of the quarry is impressive but again, I may have wasted a lot of time building a reactor when there might have been a better option which used less resources?

 

[midi_sec]

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erf, advanced reactors. i apologize. i don't know that mod. so this may not be accurate.

 

[Antice]

Im on 1.5.2 Unleashed.
As I said in my OP I am using the advanced reactor setup that was shown in the tutorial. The Quad Uranian Cells depleted pretty quickly and even when my MFSU was full I was still loosing power. I probably need to setup some redstone signal to switch the reactor off when the MFSU is full, but that's a different matter.

The issue I have is a number of my vents seem to be melted (disappeared) from the reactor so my original question was, is there parts of a nuclear reactor that I will need to build a stock up so I can replace them when they are spent. It seems to be a really safe setup I've got as the temperature is always really low.

Now I look at the setup, I think it might be the heat exchangers that have gone missing. The green bar under each one did seem to go down over time.

What I've done with the power is put it in to a MFSU then used a energy bridge to convert the power in to a tesseract to then power a quarry which is about 400 clicks away. The speed of the quarry is impressive but again, I may have wasted a lot of time building a reactor when there might have been a better option which used less resources?

Components are damaged if they are overheated. you are using a design that is less than ideal for input to output efficiency. dial the power levels down a notch, and you should be able to not damage your components as much. it's better to have 2 reactors working without expending components rather than having one that eats heat vents for lunch.

 

[midi_sec]

What I've done with the power is put it in to a MFSU then used a energy bridge to convert the power in to a tesseract to then power a quarry which is about 400 clicks away. The speed of the quarry is impressive but again, I may have wasted a lot of time building a reactor when there might have been a better option which used less resources?

just noticed this. i hope you mean you're converting it to steam and then transporting the steam? otherwise you're losing 25% power and you're subject to the MJ cap.

i know it's not the answer you're looking for, but every bit of power helps

 

[Mantaii]

Nope, not converting it to steam. Learning as I go I guess I better look at converting to steam!

Do you think if I keep the same setup but just drop the cores down to maybe dual rather than quad would that help.

I know there is probably hundreds of configs available but is there any that people would recommend for a sustainable power source?

Thanks.

 

[midi_sec]

yeah, going from quad to dual would reduce your heat overall (probably), but i don't think that's the answer tbh. you're already a mark I. there's a few threads on the ic2 forums with reactor designs, and codes you can plug into the reactor planner to view them. you'll just have to go back into the archives a bit and check out what kind of tricks other people are using and try to learn from it.

also there has to be a reactor planner that works for your version of ic2. i mean, this screenshot of the "advanced reactor" you're using was pulled from the reactor planner. if the version i linked above isn't for your version of ic2, i would suggest finding it and using it. it'll keep your hair from greying.

 

[Mantaii]

Ive ran the design through the planner and I'm wondering if I just made a mistake somewhere.

http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyo...4ek6cxhbsejd7ptefnlwen3l6d7363eh17qs8jm5hws8w

According to that design, only the Uranium cells should deplete, nothing else should get damaged....very odd.

 

[midi_sec]

weird yeah. but i'm not even sure what this version of the planner is for what you're using, and it's the only one i know of *sigh*

you have gregtech though? i think the computer cube has a planner in it. see if it's results come up different. if they do, i would just use the planner to view other people's designs, then test them ingame with the computer cube.

 

[Mantaii]

Not using Gregtech.

Will see about searching around the forums and see if I can find some more answers. Thanks for your help.

 

[Antice]

Not using Gregtech.

Will see about searching around the forums and see if I can find some more answers. Thanks for your help.

Do all the heat vents get destroyed? and are they destroyed at the same rate as the uranium cells? if so, try to use dual cells and see if it still happens. it really shouldn't, since that would generate only half as much heat as the quads.