Fuel Rod (MOX)
Fuel Rod (MOX) is a radioactive nuclear fuel item (emits radiation that damages unprotected players) that powers Industrial Craft 2 reactors with heat-boosted output.
Description
Fuel Rod (MOX) burns for exactly half a reactor cycle: 10,000 seconds. Inside a Nuclear Reactor the efficiency of Fuel Rod (MOX) climbs with heat, up to 5 times normal at 99.9% maximum heat, and sufficiently cooled MOX designs reach up to 35 times single-rod efficiency. A Pressure Vessel Reactor offers a simpler scale: normal efficiency below 50% heat, double efficiency above 50%, and optimized MOX designs exceed 40x efficiency.
Guide
How to Craft and Use a Fuel Rod (MOX) in Industrial Craft 2
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1
Craft the MOX charge
Place three Plutonium across the middle row of the crafting grid and fill the top and bottom rows with six Uranium 238; the second registered recipe accepts six Uranium instead of the Uranium 238.
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Pack the rod
Load a Fuel Rod (Empty) and the MOX charge into a Canning Machine to receive a finished Fuel Rod (MOX), the form reactors accept.
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Suit up
Equip a full Hazmat Suit before touching the MOX charge or the finished rod, because MOX items are radioactive and hurt unprotected players.
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Load the reactor
Insert Fuel Rod (MOX) into a Nuclear Reactor or a Pressure Vessel Reactor; the rod burns for 10,000 seconds, half of a full reactor cycle.
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Tune the heat
Run the Nuclear Reactor up to 99.9% heat for up to 5x efficiency, or hold a Pressure Vessel Reactor above 50% heat for double output.
A Dual Fuel Rod (MOX) combines two MOX fuel rods with one Iron Plate. A Quad Fuel Rod (MOX) stacks four MOX fuel rods with four Iron Plates and two Copper Plates for denser reactor layouts.
How to craft this block
Frequently asked questions
How do you craft a Fuel Rod (MOX) in Industrial Craft 2?
Six Uranium 238 and three Plutonium — Plutonium across the middle row — craft the MOX charge, and six Uranium works in the alternate registered recipe. A Canning Machine then packs MOX Nuclear Fuel into a Fuel Rod (Empty) to finish the rod.
Why does a Fuel Rod (MOX) poison the player?
Fuel Rod (MOX) is radioactive, and unprotected handling causes radiation poisoning. A full Hazmat Suit blocks the radiation.
How long does a Fuel Rod (MOX) last in a reactor?
Fuel Rod (MOX) burns for 10,000 seconds, exactly half of a full reactor cycle.
How hot should an EU reactor run with Fuel Rod (MOX)?
Fuel Rod (MOX) efficiency rises with reactor heat, up to 5 times normal at 99.9% maximum heat. Sufficiently cooled MOX designs reach up to 35 times single-rod efficiency.
How does Fuel Rod (MOX) work in a Pressure Vessel Reactor?
A Pressure Vessel Reactor pays normal efficiency below 50% heat and double efficiency above 50% heat. Optimized MOX designs exceed 40x efficiency.
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