Tritium
Tritium is the radioactive hydrogen isotope of IndustrialCraft 2 Experimental, obtained only by irradiating a Lithium Fuel Rod with neutrons inside a running Nuclear Reactor.
Description
The Tritium Fuel Rod is catalogued as a Reactor Component, and beyond the conversion recipe the official wiki fixes no use for it: no machine and no recipe in IndustrialCraft 2 Experimental is documented to consume tritium, and the fusion reactors burning tritium with deuterium that some guides describe belong to other mods, not to IndustrialCraft 2. How a finished Tritium Fuel Rod behaves inside a reactor chamber is likewise not fixed by the wiki and should be checked in game. The reliable part of the chain is the conversion itself: an adjacent Uranium or MOX Fuel Rod in the same reactor chamber provides the neutron radiation that turns the lithium rod into tritium.
Block properties
| Item ID |
ic2:tritium
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p ic2:tritium
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Renewable | Yes |
IndustrialCraft 2 Guide
How to breed Tritium in IndustrialCraft 2
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1
Stock a Lithium Fuel Rod
The Lithium Fuel Rod is the material the reactor will irradiate; the official wiki states it can not currently be crafted, so secure one in game before starting.
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2
Build and start a Nuclear Reactor
Place a Nuclear Reactor with a Reactor Chamber and load it with at least one Uranium or MOX Fuel Rod to create the neutron flux.
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3
Place the Lithium Fuel Rod next to Uranium or MOX
Insert the Lithium Fuel Rod into a slot adjacent to a Uranium or MOX Fuel Rod so the neutrons reach it while the reactor runs.
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4
Let the reactor irradiate the rod
While the reactor operates, the neutron radiation converts the Lithium Fuel Rod into a finished Tritium Fuel Rod; the exact duration is not fixed by the wiki.
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5
Check the finished Tritium Fuel Rod in game
The Tritium Fuel Rod is a Reactor Component, and the wiki documents no further recipe or machine that consumes it, so verify its behaviour in your own reactor setup.
Tritium exists in IndustrialCraft 2 only through irradiation of lithium, and the Lithium Fuel Rod input can not currently be crafted — plan the breeding run around the uranium or MOX fuel that supplies the neutrons.
Frequently asked questions
Can Tritium be crafted on a crafting table in IndustrialCraft 2?
No. Tritium appears only as a Tritium Fuel Rod converted from a Lithium Fuel Rod by neutron irradiation inside a running Nuclear Reactor, never on a crafting grid.
What is Tritium used for in IndustrialCraft 2?
The official IC2 wiki lists the Tritium Fuel Rod as a Reactor Component and documents no machine or recipe that consumes it; fusion reactors burning tritium with deuterium belong to other mods, not IndustrialCraft 2.
How long does it take to make Tritium?
The wiki does not fix a duration; the conversion happens while the reactor runs with the Lithium Fuel Rod placed next to a Uranium or MOX Fuel Rod.
Is Tritium found naturally in IndustrialCraft 2?
No. Tritium does not generate in any biome or ore; the only documented source is a Lithium Fuel Rod irradiated inside a Nuclear Reactor.
Does Tritium explode or melt down the reactor?
The wiki does not document the Tritium Fuel Rod as a heat source; the reactor heat it documents comes from the Uranium or MOX Fuel Rods that provide the neutron flux.
What does Tritium need alongside it in the reactor?
A Lithium Fuel Rod converts only when placed next to a Uranium or MOX Fuel Rod inside the same reactor chamber, because the conversion needs the neutron radiation those rods emit.
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