The Nuclear Option

[Firerazer]

Submission by: Sir Fendi

[LevFendi]

Note to self : Also adjust for feedback received from reddit messages.

[LevFendi]

[OP approved] https://preview.redd.it/uea5oex120x41.png?width=1667&format=png&auto=webp&s=8b2fe30fbebeeefd38aca59cd3e8f524c8c0d6a6

As discussed, I would like to add this image to the section What do we consider when placing the components? just before "Your other big concern is fluid flow". Proposed caption is as follows:

In this screenshot from the Reddit post by u/vanatteveldt, every green light marks a heat exchanger at more than 500°C (meaning that it works). The glow of the heat pipes indicates temperature, with left ends being at the upper limit of 1000°C. As shown, making the heat pipes thicker allows supporting heat exchangers that are farther away.

[LevFendi]

As discussed earlier, at the very end of the section What do we consider when placing the components? I want to add this:

The issue with pumps is that they may prolong brownouts in the electrical grid if they do not receive enough power to pump water or steam around a nuclear plant. This issue can be mitigated by having water buffers in storage tanks just before entering the heat exchangers or it can be solved by giving all critical pumps an alternate power source.

[LevFendi]

[OP approved] At the very end of the section What do we consider when placing the components? and after the proposed addition about pumps, @MyNameIsTrez recommended adding this visual from a linked post: https://i.redd.it/ldwkafufeod81.png . High res version: https://katiska.dy.fi/n/temp/factorio/blueprints/nuclear/2xN_images/steam-piping-annotated.png

I like this idea and I recommend the following caption: In this Reddit post, u/warbaque demonstrates how a steam pipe can be split in two. The first benefit of this is that two pipes can carry more than one. The second benefit is that both pipes are "shorter" than the original pipe would be because underground pipe pairs always count as only two pipes. The numbering along the pipes is used to count the pipe segments between the farthest heat exchanger and the turbines.

[LevFendi]

Under How do I know how many components I need? please add formatting to: 1040 MW / 10 MW = 104

[Nanogamer7]

Fact Check:

As your article is rather long, and well sourced, I won't make an extensive list; points I found worth noting are listed below:

• (❗ The submission is in the dummy_submissions sub-folder @Conor12345 )
• ❔ [ln39]: "Over 1000 U-ore" might be a bit inaccurate, as the amount required is closer to about 1400-1500
• ✔ All links are working and directing to the proper sites

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✔ Correct ❗ Incorrect ❔ Unclear

[LevFendi]

Thank you for the fact checks. I propose this correction: "Over 1000 uranium ore" -> "around 1500 uranium ore"

[LevFendi]

[OP approved] New visual proposal (third one): At the very end of the section Making your plant pretty and practical, I propose to add: https://katiska.dy.fi/n/temp/factorio/blueprints/nuclear/2xN_images/expansion-2x6-1920MW.png Proposed: caption: An example from u/warbaque of a tileable 2x6 nuclear plant section that produces 1920MW. It is designed to be built over water or by using a type of water filling mod.

[LevFendi]

Proposed new addition under : What about storing the steam? This fact from the Cheat Sheet is pretty striking and makes me reconsider steam storage vs. accumulators. Hence I propose the following addition here: Change: "Note that the same power buffering goals can also be achieved using accumulators, which are far better for UPS than turbines." into: "Note that the same power buffering goals can also be achieved using accumulators. While one storage tank of 500°C steam holds as much energy as 485 accumulators, the accumulators cost much less UPS than an expanded steam system."

[LevFendi]

Proposed addition: At the start of the SRE diagram explanation add this line above step 1: "To find the total power (heat) output of this reactor setup:"

[LevFendi]

Proposed edit: Shorten the caption of the third image in upgradable design example so that it fits in the space better: "The third blueprint expands the reactor setup to 2x3 and adds extra turbines that can use the steam buffer. adds more than enough steam turbines to allow using the steam buffer to temporarily produce more power than usual."