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=Introduction= | =Introduction= | ||
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The Advanced Gas-Cooled Nuclear Reactor is exactly what it sounds like: a nuclear reactor cooled by gas. To get it running and producing stable power, you'll need fuel rods, some moderator gas to actually make power from it, and coolant gas to cool it all down with so you don't turn the station into a radioactive hellscape. | The Advanced Gas-Cooled Nuclear Reactor is exactly what it sounds like: a nuclear reactor cooled by gas. To get it running and producing stable power, you'll need fuel rods, some moderator gas to actually make power from it, and coolant gas to cool it all down with so you don't turn the station into a radioactive hellscape. | ||
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=How to set up the Reactor= | =How to set up the Reactor= | ||
Fortunately for you, the reactor is easy to get running. Unfortunately for you, it's hard to make it stop running if it's not set up properly, so make sure you follow these steps correctly. | |||
# At point 1 wrench down the canister of nitrogen. This is our coolant and we want it in the reactor. | |||
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# | # At points 2, 3 and 4 turn on and max out the pumps in order to get the coolant flowing. At point 6 make sure the cooling loop bypass is turned off before turning on the pump at point 5. | ||
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# At point 7 make sure the waste to environment valve is turned on. | |||
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# | # At point 8 set both filters to filter pluonium and then turn on the filters. Pluonium causes fuel rods to deplete much faster, so it's best to keep it out of the coolant so we can run the reactor for longer. There is a mixer at point 13 in the same room, do not turn that on yet. | ||
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# At point 9 put on a radiation suit. | |||
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# | # At point 10 pick up 5 fuel rods and then insert them into the reactor at point 11. There should be one spare reactor in the pool, leave it in the reactor pool to keep it from irradiating things. Keep a geiger counter on you while near the engine room from now on. | ||
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# | # Now that all the fuel rods are in and the cooling is set up, go to the reactor computer in the control room at point 12 and hit the power button in the control rod section. You should hear a noise indicating that it just started up. Set the desired K to 1.5. | ||
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# | # At point 13, go to the mixer and set it to 20% plasma and 80% oxygen, then turn the pressure up to 250 kPa, then turn it on. This is the moderator gas mix used to actually make power from the reactor. For a safe mix that makes a decent amount of power keep it at 20/80. A 50/50 mix makes more power, but will also make the reactor slightly harder to control. See the moderator effects section of this guide for more details. | ||
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# With the reactor computer, you can use the control rods to keep the reactor at the temperature you want. A higher K will make it hotter, which produces more power. Try to keep it somewhere between 800 and 1000 kelvin, and be careful to increase it in small increments so you aren't caught off guard by it heating up more than you expected. Do NOT allow the temperature to exceed 1000 kelvin or you'll cause a meltdown if you can't cool it back down in time. | # With the reactor computer, you can use the control rods to keep the reactor at the temperature you want. A higher K will make it hotter, which produces more power. Try to keep it somewhere between 800 and 1000 kelvin, and be careful to increase it in small increments so you aren't caught off guard by it heating up more than you expected. Do NOT allow the temperature to exceed 1000 kelvin or you'll cause a meltdown if you can't cool it back down in time. | ||