Fusion reactor - Revision history

Alsadius: Added quality notes on fluoroketone usage.

2026-05-19T04:37:27Z

Added quality notes on fluoroketone usage.

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	Fluoroketone is not permanently consumed by a fusion reactor setup; it is used as a coolant. The coolant is (effectively) converted into an equal amount of plasma by the reactor, and the generator produces hot fluoroketone based on how much plasma the generator consumes, so any cold fluoroketone consumed by a reactor will be regenerated by the generator. To keep the loop going, a [[cryogenic plant]] must cool the hot fluoroketone back to cold before recirculating it into the reactor.		Fluoroketone is not permanently consumed by a fusion reactor setup; it is used as a coolant. The coolant is (effectively) converted into an equal amount of plasma by the reactor, and the generator produces hot fluoroketone based on how much plasma the generator consumes, so any cold fluoroketone consumed by a reactor will be regenerated by the generator. To keep the loop going, a [[cryogenic plant]] must cool the hot fluoroketone back to cold before recirculating it into the reactor.

	Each reactor consumes at most 4 cold fluoroketone per second. Assuming no modules are used, 1 cryogenic plant can cool enough fluoroketone for one reactor.		Each reactor consumes at most 4 cold fluoroketone per second, multiplied by its quality bonus. Assuming no modules are used, 1 cryogenic plant of a given quality can cool enough fluoroketone for one reactor of the same quality.

	== Neighbour bonus ==		== Neighbour bonus ==

Nelson: add caption

2026-03-30T00:04:21Z

add caption

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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+ ~~Caption text~~		\|+ Fusion ratios
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	! Reactors !! Generators !! Power		! Reactors !! Generators !! Power

Nelson: Table of ratios for neighbors. Could use review and expansion.

2026-03-30T00:04:02Z

Table of ratios for neighbors. Could use review and expansion.

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	The amount of cold fluoroketone consumed by the reactor to generate power does not change with the neighbour bonus - it will always be 4/s (modified by quality). Two separate reactors will consume the same amount of cold fluoroketone per second at max power draw as two adjacent reactors with a neighbour bonus. Larger arrays of reactors and generators will require more fluoroketone to exist in the system, simply because there are more fluid pipes for the coolant and plasma to go through, but they do not require constantly adding more to the system.		The amount of cold fluoroketone consumed by the reactor to generate power does not change with the neighbour bonus - it will always be 4/s (modified by quality). Two separate reactors will consume the same amount of cold fluoroketone per second at max power draw as two adjacent reactors with a neighbour bonus. Larger arrays of reactors and generators will require more fluoroketone to exist in the system, simply because there are more fluid pipes for the coolant and plasma to go through, but they do not require constantly adding more to the system.

			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+ Caption text
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			! Reactors !! Generators !! Power
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			\| 1 \|\| 2 \|\| 100MW
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			\| 2 \|\| 8 \|\| 400MW
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			\| 3 \|\| 18 \|\| 900MW
			\|-
			\| 4 \|\| 28 \|\| 1400MW
			\|}

	== Achievements ==		== Achievements ==

Bilka: Reordered achievements to be lower

2025-06-16T20:43:46Z

Reordered achievements to be lower

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	Each reactor consumes at most 4 cold fluoroketone per second. Assuming no modules are used, 1 cryogenic plant can cool enough fluoroketone for one reactor.		Each reactor consumes at most 4 cold fluoroketone per second. Assuming no modules are used, 1 cryogenic plant can cool enough fluoroketone for one reactor.

	~~== Achievements ==~~
	~~{{Achievement\|fusion-power}}~~

	== Neighbour bonus ==		== Neighbour bonus ==
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	The amount of cold fluoroketone consumed by the reactor to generate power does not change with the neighbour bonus - it will always be 4/s (modified by quality). Two separate reactors will consume the same amount of cold fluoroketone per second at max power draw as two adjacent reactors with a neighbour bonus. Larger arrays of reactors and generators will require more fluoroketone to exist in the system, simply because there are more fluid pipes for the coolant and plasma to go through, but they do not require constantly adding more to the system.		The amount of cold fluoroketone consumed by the reactor to generate power does not change with the neighbour bonus - it will always be 4/s (modified by quality). Two separate reactors will consume the same amount of cold fluoroketone per second at max power draw as two adjacent reactors with a neighbour bonus. Larger arrays of reactors and generators will require more fluoroketone to exist in the system, simply because there are more fluid pipes for the coolant and plasma to go through, but they do not require constantly adding more to the system.

			== Achievements ==
			{{Achievement\|fusion-power}}

	== History ==		== History ==

Orthotoma: neighbour bonus clarification / rewording

2025-05-17T10:26:16Z

neighbour bonus clarification / rewording

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	{{:Infobox:Fusion reactor}}		{{:Infobox:Fusion reactor}}
	{{About/Space age}}		{{About/Space age}}
	The '''fusion reactor''' generates [[plasma]]{{SA}} from [[fusion power cell]]{{SA}}, [[fluoroketone (cold)]]{{SA}}, and electricity. The plasma can be used in a [[fusion generator]]{{SA}} to generate power. Unlike the [[nuclear reactor]], a fusion fuel cell usage scales with the plasma output, so no energy is lost. At full power draw, a single fusion power cell will be consumed in 400 seconds. A single reactor can output 100 MW worth of plasma.		The '''fusion reactor''' generates [[plasma]]{{SA}} from [[fusion power cell]]s{{SA}}, [[fluoroketone (cold)]]{{SA}}, and electricity. The plasma can be used in a [[fusion generator]]{{SA}} to generate power. Unlike the [[nuclear reactor]], a fusion fuel cell usage scales with the plasma output, so no energy is lost. At full power draw, a single fusion power cell will be consumed in 400 seconds. A single reactor can output 100 MW worth of plasma.

	A reactor requires 10 MW of power to generate plasma. As such, starting a reactor setup requires some external power, but once plasma is in the generators, the reactor setup can power itself.		A reactor requires 10 MW of power to generate plasma. As such, starting a reactor setup requires some external power, but once plasma is in the generators, the reactor setup can power itself.

	Fluoroketone is not permanently consumed by a fusion reactor setup; it is used as a coolant. The coolant is (effectively) converted into an equal amount of plasma by the reactor, and the generator ~~generates~~ hot fluoroketone based on how much plasma the generator consumes~~. So~~ any cold fluoroketone consumed by a reactor will be regenerated by the generator. To keep the loop going, a [[cryogenic plant]] must cool the hot fluoroketone back to cold before recirculating it into the reactor.		Fluoroketone is not permanently consumed by a fusion reactor setup; it is used as a coolant. The coolant is (effectively) converted into an equal amount of plasma by the reactor, and the generator produces hot fluoroketone based on how much plasma the generator consumes, so any cold fluoroketone consumed by a reactor will be regenerated by the generator. To keep the loop going, a [[cryogenic plant]] must cool the hot fluoroketone back to cold before recirculating it into the reactor.

	Each reactor consumes at most 4 cold fluoroketone per second. Assuming no modules are used, 1 cryogenic plant can cool enough fluoroketone for one reactor.		Each reactor consumes at most 4 cold fluoroketone per second. Assuming no modules are used, 1 cryogenic plant can cool enough fluoroketone for one reactor.
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	== Neighbour bonus ==		== Neighbour bonus ==
	Like nuclear reactors, fusion reactors receive a bonus for adjacent operating reactors, which increases the energy potential of the ~~outputting~~ plasma by 100% per ~~link~~. Fusion reactors have 2 ~~connection~~ on each side, so the highest bonus a reactor can practically receive, while still leaving room ~~open for the necessary fluoroketone,~~ is +500%.		Like nuclear reactors, fusion reactors receive a bonus for adjacent operating reactors, which increases the energy potential of the generated plasma by 100% per linked reactor. Fusion reactors differ in that the bonus only requires an adjacent reactor to share one fluid connection rather than three heat connections; connecting two outputs to the same reactor grants no additional benefit. Reactors have 2 fluid connections on each side, so the highest bonus a reactor can practically receive (while still leaving room to insert fusion power cells) is +500%.

	Unlike other power generators, the heat of the plasma generated is variable~~. The neighbor~~ bonus ~~determines the heat of the plasma~~. With no bonus, the plasma generated is at 1 million °C. With a 100% bonus, the plasma generated is at 2 million °C and so on. Different reactors in an array can generate plasma at different temperatures, with the temperatures averaging out within the plasma fluid system. Fusion generators will generate power based on the heat of the plasma they are consuming, up to their maximum of 50 MW each.		Unlike other power generators, the heat of the plasma generated is variable and is determined by the reactor's neighbour bonus. With no bonus, the plasma generated is at 1 million °C. With a 100% bonus, the plasma generated is at 2 million °C, and so on. Different reactors in an array can generate plasma at different temperatures, with the temperatures averaging out within the plasma fluid system. Fusion generators will generate power based on the heat of the plasma they are consuming, up to their maximum of 50 MW each.

	~~This also means that the~~ amount of cold fluoroketone consumed by the reactor to generate power does not change with the ~~neighbor~~ bonus~~. It~~ will always be 4/s (modified by quality). Two ~~disconnected~~ reactors ~~and generators~~ will consume 4 cold fluoroketone per second at max power draw as two reactors with a ~~neighbor~~ bonus.		The amount of cold fluoroketone consumed by the reactor to generate power does not change with the neighbour bonus - it will always be 4/s (modified by quality). Two separate reactors will consume the same amount of cold fluoroketone per second at max power draw as two adjacent reactors with a neighbour bonus. Larger arrays of reactors and generators will require more fluoroketone to exist in the system, simply because there are more fluid pipes for the coolant and plasma to go through, but they do not require constantly adding more to the system.

	~~Of course, larger~~ arrays of reactors and generators will require more fluoroketone to exist in the system, simply because there are more fluid pipes for the coolant and plasma to go through~~. But~~ they do not require constantly adding more to the system.

	== History ==		== History ==

Alfonse: Clarified that the 400 second time is at full power draw.

2025-01-26T02:58:11Z

Clarified that the 400 second time is at full power draw.

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	{{:Infobox:Fusion reactor}}		{{:Infobox:Fusion reactor}}
	{{About/Space age}}		{{About/Space age}}
	The '''fusion reactor''' generates [[plasma]]{{SA}} from [[fusion power cell]]{{SA}}, [[fluoroketone (cold)]]{{SA}}, and electricity. The plasma can be used in a [[fusion generator]]{{SA}} to generate power. Unlike the [[nuclear reactor]], a fusion fuel cell usage scales with the plasma output, so no energy is lost. ~~A single reactor will output 100 MW worth of plasma. A~~ single fusion power cell will be consumed in 400 seconds.		The '''fusion reactor''' generates [[plasma]]{{SA}} from [[fusion power cell]]{{SA}}, [[fluoroketone (cold)]]{{SA}}, and electricity. The plasma can be used in a [[fusion generator]]{{SA}} to generate power. Unlike the [[nuclear reactor]], a fusion fuel cell usage scales with the plasma output, so no energy is lost. At full power draw, a single fusion power cell will be consumed in 400 seconds. A single reactor can output 100 MW worth of plasma.

	A reactor requires 10 MW of power to generate plasma. As such, starting a reactor setup requires some external power, but once plasma is in the generators, the reactor setup can power itself.		A reactor requires 10 MW of power to generate plasma. As such, starting a reactor setup requires some external power, but once plasma is in the generators, the reactor setup can power itself.

Bilka: removed intro sentence from achievement section to match other pages

2025-01-22T08:11:29Z

removed intro sentence from achievement section to match other pages

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	== Achievements ==		== Achievements ==
	~~Fusion reactors are directly related to the following achievements:~~
	{{Achievement\|fusion-power}}		{{Achievement\|fusion-power}}

Iridium235: Added achievements

2025-01-22T08:02:15Z

Added achievements

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	Each reactor consumes at most 4 cold fluoroketone per second. Assuming no modules are used, 1 cryogenic plant can cool enough fluoroketone for one reactor.		Each reactor consumes at most 4 cold fluoroketone per second. Assuming no modules are used, 1 cryogenic plant can cool enough fluoroketone for one reactor.

			== Achievements ==
			Fusion reactors are directly related to the following achievements:
			{{Achievement\|fusion-power}}

	== Neighbour bonus ==		== Neighbour bonus ==

Bilka: /* See also */ plasma is space age

2025-01-15T15:55:22Z

Bilka: Not a stub, I'd say

2025-01-15T15:54:00Z

Not a stub, I'd say

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	{{Languages}}		{{Languages}}
	{{:Infobox:Fusion reactor}}		{{:Infobox:Fusion reactor}}
	~~{{Stub}}~~
	{{About/Space age}}		{{About/Space age}}
	The '''fusion reactor''' generates [[plasma]]{{SA}} from [[fusion power cell]]{{SA}}, [[fluoroketone (cold)]]{{SA}}, and electricity. The plasma can be used in a [[fusion generator]]{{SA}} to generate power. Unlike the [[nuclear reactor]], a fusion fuel cell usage scales with the plasma output, so no energy is lost. A single reactor will output 100 MW worth of plasma. A single fusion power cell will be consumed in 400 seconds.		The '''fusion reactor''' generates [[plasma]]{{SA}} from [[fusion power cell]]{{SA}}, [[fluoroketone (cold)]]{{SA}}, and electricity. The plasma can be used in a [[fusion generator]]{{SA}} to generate power. Unlike the [[nuclear reactor]], a fusion fuel cell usage scales with the plasma output, so no energy is lost. A single reactor will output 100 MW worth of plasma. A single fusion power cell will be consumed in 400 seconds.

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	* [[Power production]]		* [[Power production]]
	* [[Plasma]]		* [[Plasma]]{{SA}}

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