https://wiki.factorio.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Bennathyn 2026-04-24T20:38:43Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.5 https://wiki.factorio.com/index.php?title=Uranium_ore&diff=208759 2025-01-06T20:05:10Z

<p>Bennathyn: corrected energy value</p> <hr /> <div>{{Languages}}{{:Infobox:Uranium ore}}<br /> <br /> '''Uranium ore''' is a resource found on the map. Instead of being smelted in a [[furnace]], uranium ore must be processed in a [[centrifuge]] to produce [[uranium-235]] and [[uranium-238]], which is used to craft fuel for the [[nuclear reactor]] and in various types of [[ammunition]].<br /> <br /> Uranium ore is different from the other ores, as it requires [[sulfuric acid]] to be fed into the [[electric mining drill]] to mine it, at a rate of 10 sulfuric acid per 10 ore mined. Because of this, uranium ore cannot be mined by hand or by a [[burner mining drill]], as it lacks fluid inputs. No additional sulfuric acid is consumed when additional products are created due to a productivity bonus from [[productivity module]]s or [[mining productivity (research)|mining productivity]]. For example, with a 20% productivity bonus, 12 ore will be mined for every 10 sulfuric acid consumed. The ore has a green glow, making it easily seen at night.<br /> <br /> Assuming no productivity or reactor neighbor bonuses are involved, and if [[Kovarex enrichment process]] is used to convert excess uranium-238 into uranium-235, one uranium ore has a total energy value of 368.73 MJ when made into [[uranium fuel cell]]s, about 92 times the energy of [[coal]].<br /> <br /> [[Nauvis]] is the only planet that contains uranium in [[Space age|Space Age.]]{{SA}}<br /> <br /> == Gallery == <br /> &lt;gallery widths=200px heights=200px&gt;<br /> File:Electric_mining_drill-Uranium_ore.png|thumb|left|Electric mining drill placed on uranium ore, pipe input/output visible.<br /> File:Uranium ore glow.png|thumb|right|Uranium ore glows at night, making it easier to see.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> {{History|0.15.0|<br /> * Introduced}}<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Uranium processing]]<br /> <br /> {{IntermediateNav}}<br /> {{C|Resources}}</div>

Bennathyn https://wiki.factorio.com/index.php?title=Uranium_ore&diff=208758 2025-01-06T19:56:39Z

<p>Bennathyn: added a paragraph describing the energy value of uranium ore</p> <hr /> <div>{{Languages}}{{:Infobox:Uranium ore}}<br /> <br /> '''Uranium ore''' is a resource found on the map. Instead of being smelted in a [[furnace]], uranium ore must be processed in a [[centrifuge]] to produce [[uranium-235]] and [[uranium-238]], which is used to craft fuel for the [[nuclear reactor]] and in various types of [[ammunition]].<br /> <br /> Uranium ore is different from the other ores, as it requires [[sulfuric acid]] to be fed into the [[electric mining drill]] to mine it, at a rate of 10 sulfuric acid per 10 ore mined. Because of this, uranium ore cannot be mined by hand or by a [[burner mining drill]], as it lacks fluid inputs. No additional sulfuric acid is consumed when additional products are created due to a productivity bonus from [[productivity module]]s or [[mining productivity (research)|mining productivity]]. For example, with a 20% productivity bonus, 12 ore will be mined for every 10 sulfuric acid consumed. The ore has a green glow, making it easily seen at night.<br /> <br /> Assuming no productivity or reactor neighbor bonuses are involved, and if [[Kovarex enrichment process]] is used to convert excess uranium-238 into uranium-235, one uranium ore has a total energy value of 400 MJ when made into [[uranium fuel cell]]s, 100 times the energy of [[coal]].<br /> <br /> [[Nauvis]] is the only planet that contains uranium in [[Space age|Space Age.]]{{SA}}<br /> <br /> == Gallery == <br /> &lt;gallery widths=200px heights=200px&gt;<br /> File:Electric_mining_drill-Uranium_ore.png|thumb|left|Electric mining drill placed on uranium ore, pipe input/output visible.<br /> File:Uranium ore glow.png|thumb|right|Uranium ore glows at night, making it easier to see.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> {{History|0.15.0|<br /> * Introduced}}<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Uranium processing]]<br /> <br /> {{IntermediateNav}}<br /> {{C|Resources}}</div>

Bennathyn