Tiny Pile of Uranium 235 — Minecraft block

Tiny Pile of Uranium 235

Tiny Pile of Uranium-235 is an IC2 sub-unit item; nine piles craft into one full Uranium-235.

Block ID ic2:small-uranium-235
Mod Industrial Craft 2
Game versions
1.19.2 1.12.2

Description

Tiny Pile of Uranium-235 is a sub-unit isotope item from the Industrial Craft 2 (IC2) mod, representing one-ninth of a full Uranium-235 unit. Nine Tiny Piles arranged in a 3x3 grid craft into one Uranium-235 (id 2076), and a full Uranium-235 can be uncrafted back into nine Tiny Piles via a 1x1 recipe. Tiny Pile of Uranium-235 is typically obtained from the Thermal Centrifuge when processing Crushed Purified Uranium ore, which separates the rare fissile U-235 fraction from the more abundant Uranium-238. Because raw fissile material is scarce in IC2, the tiny pile acts as a fractional currency that lets players accumulate uranium gradually instead of waiting for a full unit drop. Industrial Craft 2 players use these piles to assemble Uranium-235 for advanced nuclear recipes, including Enriched Uranium Nuclear Fuel and other reactor components introduced by IC2 nuclear physics. Tiny Pile of Uranium-235 is mod-only content and does not appear in vanilla Minecraft Java Edition or Bedrock Edition.

Guide

How to craft and use Tiny Pile of Uranium-235 in IC2

  1. 1

    Set up IC2 uranium processing

    Install Industrial Craft 2 and build a Macerator, Ore Washing Plant, and Thermal Centrifuge powered with EU; this chain is required to extract Tiny Pile of Uranium-235 from raw uranium ore.

  2. 2

    Process uranium ore

    Macerate Uranium Ore into Crushed Uranium Ore, wash it in the Ore Washing Plant to get Purified Crushed Uranium Ore, then run it through the Thermal Centrifuge to receive Tiny Pile of Uranium-235 plus Uranium-238 byproducts.

  3. 3

    Accumulate nine piles

    Repeat the centrifuge step until you have nine Tiny Piles of Uranium-235; U-235 is the rarer isotope, so expect to process many ore stacks.

  4. 4

    Assemble full Uranium-235

    Place nine Tiny Piles in a 3x3 crafting grid to craft one full Uranium-235 (id 2076), which is used in advanced IC2 nuclear recipes.

  5. 5

    Reverse when needed

    If you need fractional amounts for a recipe, place one full Uranium-235 in a 1x1 crafting slot to uncraft it back into nine Tiny Piles.

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Uranium 235 Uranium 235 x1
Crafting
Uranium 235
Tiny Pile of Uranium 235
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Tiny Pile of Uranium 235

Used in crafts

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Frequently asked questions

How many Tiny Piles of Uranium-235 make a full Uranium-235?

Nine Tiny Piles of Uranium-235 placed in a 3x3 crafting grid produce one full Uranium-235 (id 2076) in Industrial Craft 2.

How do I get Tiny Pile of Uranium-235?

Process Purified Crushed Uranium Ore in an IC2 Thermal Centrifuge; it outputs Tiny Pile of Uranium-235 along with Uranium-238 byproducts.

Can a full Uranium-235 be turned back into Tiny Piles?

Yes. Placing one full Uranium-235 in a 1x1 crafting slot uncrafts it back into nine Tiny Piles of Uranium-235.

Is Tiny Pile of Uranium-235 in vanilla Minecraft?

No. Tiny Pile of Uranium-235 is added by the Industrial Craft 2 mod and is not present in vanilla Java Edition or Bedrock Edition.

Why is U-235 rarer than U-238 in IC2?

The Thermal Centrifuge separates uranium isotopes and outputs U-235 much less frequently than Uranium-238, mirroring real-world isotope abundance.

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