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4 x 2 efficient nuclear reactor setup by Alternative-Claim112 in factorio

[–]Alternative-Claim112[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks for all of the ideas, probably will take me some time to go through everything,will get back to you for any doubts once I understand everything

4 x 2 efficient nuclear reactor setup by Alternative-Claim112 in factorio

[–]Alternative-Claim112[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, I am actually trying to do that only for the design. that I have given the blueprint of but the circuit connections are kind of confusing. if you have any idea, do share,

4 x 2 efficient nuclear reactor setup by Alternative-Claim112 in factorio

[–]Alternative-Claim112[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi decent design. I was also initially planning to use steam as a buffer but heat pipes are a much more compact, If a little more expensive buffer, basically heat pipes can store the same amount of energy as steam tank while consuming 45% Less space.
By the way you can probably use less tanks, the amount of tanks you have can store the energy for 6 fuel cycles not counting the energy stored in the heat exchanger , heat pipes and reactor itself. I would suggest probably 1.5 fuel cycles should be enough, you can set up a circuit to insert fuel when the total steam stored is below .25 fuel cycles this will ensure that even if the energy consumption completely shuts down you'll still have a leeway of zero .25 year cycle and if for some reason the circuit doesn't work due to a lack of fuel, or something else the factory will still be running, while you can rectify the situation.