Problems with Mekanism nuclear waste and with radiation

[LeviMon2]

Modpack Version 0.3.13

The bug happens with storing Mekanism nuclear waste. Tanks can't store it, and you can't remove it with nuclear waste barrels, so the level of radiation goes up. You can get rid of radiation with a command, but it's only temporary and i didn't find any config where I can turn off radiation.

Fix would be really appreciated!

[TemperedFool]

@LeviMon2:

This is a little confusing. I believe you're required to store it in Waste Barrels by Mekanism, and the barrels themselves cannot be moved without emptying them (or spilling their contents). Pipes likewise will spill waste when broken with it in their buffers. All these spills cause radiation.

Waste is meant to be stored and aged in the barrels; it will decrease by 1mb/min per the wiki. You can also turn it into either antimatter, or other radioactive materials (plutonium/polonium), which produce spent waste which similarly needs to be aged.

For reference: https://wiki.aidancbrady.com/wiki/Fission_Reactor

Fission Reactor - Official Mekanism Wiki

[NielsPilgaard]

TemperedFool is completely right, but we're aware the current process isn't great, MuteTiefling has taken steps to make it better, which will be a part of v0.4.0 :)

[MuteTiefling]

Mainly, waste in waste barrels will disperse much faster, so making sustainable reactors should be easier.

[LeviMon2]

@TemperedFool Waste barrels (or any other types of containers) couldn't hold the waste for me, that's what I wanted to report. Maybe it happened just for me, but even a restart didn't help me.

[TemperedFool]

That makes a little more sense! Sorry for the confusion.

[MuteTiefling]

Waste barrels only accept input from the top or bottom.

Waste is also considered a gas, so use pressurized pipes.

[LeviMon2]

@MuteTiefling I actually tried both pressurized and mechanical pipes. I also tried all sides, and it never worked, it wouldn't go in the barrel.

[BlueAgent]

How did you even try with mechanical pipes? Radioactive chemicals are only gases in Mekanism and doesn't have a liquid form. The radioactive waste barrel accepts Nuclear Waste, Spent Nuclear Waste, Plutonium and Polonium only. Are you trying to put something else inside?

[MuteTiefling]

Are you even getting waste into the pressurized pipe? Almost sounds like your reactor doesn't have an output valve for waste. You need to use a configurator to change their mode.

[LeviMon2]

@BlueAgent I tried fluid pipes as I tried gas pipes. I quickly saw that it can't connect, so that isn't the problem.

[LeviMon2]

@MuteTiefling Yes, i can get the waste into the pressurized pipe. But for some reason, the containers won't accept the waste, only if you put a chemical tank into the extraction slot. I changed the port to waste and everything. I tried to get the waste into the tank by setting the cable to push, but that didn't work either.

[MuteTiefling]

only if you put a chemical tank into the extraction slot.

Gonna need screenshots. You don't store waste in chemical tanks. It only goes in Waste Barrels, and this last reply melted me suspect you're still using chemical tanks.

[LeviMon2]

@MuteTiefling I actually tried every container variant from every side, but nothing worked. I'm getting you those screenshots in a few minutes, i just need to set up something so you can see the waste level in the pipe but not in the container.

[LeviMon2]

So, as it turns out, I was the real problem. I tried to get the waste into the chemical tank, because there's a creative chem tank for the waste. The waste barrel works now, but yesterday even after 10 minutes the waste amount wouldn't decrease.

I am really sorry for wasting your time, probably something happened, but now it's working. I feel real embarassed for doing this.

Have a good day, I'm really sorry.

[merlerm]

Don't worry about that, glad you could get your issue sorted :D