BB-4340 "Black box" Nuclear reactor
Have you ever felt that your vehicle isn't producing enough power? Wanted to fix it? Well, I myself had issues even with large nuclear reactors, so I have decided to end them once and for all. Introducing the Black box: a... black box with a nuclear reactor.
General specifications:
- 38.7k mass (w/o reactor core water)
- size - 27x32x35 (25x30x33 without the cover)
- $258k career cost
+ 4340 sW/s production at max power
+ fully sustained with no need for any connection
+ keeps itself running on one small battery (no joke)
+ faster startup time than most competitors (34/66*sec to power generation, 43/75*sec to peak generation) utilizing 56 fuel rod assemblies
+ easy to use
+ can run indefinitely literally anywhere (using boost mode is recommended for some scenarios): in space, on the arctic ocean floor, on the ground, etc.
+ cannot be moved by tsunamis (tested!)
+ startup without power production mode for noise reduction
+ customizable homemade reactor control MC for more safety or compatibility
+ acts as a counterweight for whatever you put it on
Reactor specifications:
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^ stable and tested core layout (additionally 25 fuel rods on each side for faster startup)
12 compact self-contained turbine modules (you could even make the reactor larger for whatever reason!)
3 large generators connected to turbines
WARNING: if you ARE going to try to move this reactor on land, it is highly recommended not to do it without wheels or an extremely powerful helicopter
Feel free to use this in any of your builds without credit (if you make your own nuclear reactor using my microcontroller, please credit me)
*Estimated time without boost rod usage
Also, feel free to suggest your changes! I listen and read every one and will most likely implement it
Change notes 29/07/25:
- Added self-destruct button
-- Clicking it will cause the reactor to disable energy generation, turn the reactor on and have ALL the fuel rods active permanently
-- To counter your friends being annoying and disabling the self-destruction half-way, the process is irrevirsible, meaning if you click the button even for a split second, you can say goodbye to your entire build without having anyone nefarious stop it (Doofenshmirtz reference lmfao)
- Changed MC name to better describe the usage to "Reactor control v5 SDSF" (self-destructing ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥)
- Added option in the MC to disable the alarm after activating self-destruction (default: on, alarm goes off)
- Added option in the MC to disable self-destruction at all (default: on, self destruction works)
* You can replace the self-destruction button with a lockable button to only do it when actually needed, and not when your friend decides to
