Fast nuclear start for mid game. Set it and forget it.
v1.3
Features
- Produces U-238, U-235 and uranium fule cells.
- Good starting size for medium/big base and can easily be expanded.
- Each centrifuge for kovarex enrichment process only holds 40 uranium-235 (less waste).
- Approximately 1 hour 20 min startup time with 42 Speed module 2 or 5 hour with no modules.
- Building it without covarex enrichment from the research will store the U-235 until the recipe is activated.
Input
- Uranium ore: 0.68 red belt
- Iron plate: 1 steel chest or 0.23/s
Output
- Uranium fule cell: 0.23/s
- Uranium-235: 0.07/s
- Uranium-238: 5700 pieces from the startup + 0.58/s
Background
The problem with the covarex enrichment process is that it happily gobbles up over 80 U-235 and just holds it. That U-235 would be better placed in an empty centrifuge or turned to fule/nukes. This blueprint limits the input to the centrifuge to reduce this waste.
Layout notes
- Empty space at the top for quick expansion.
- The upper right part with the assembly machine 2 can safely be removed for expansion or to change the ratios.
- Red wire is to sync the inserters to take one U-235 from each covarex cycle and to read one box content.
- Green wire to measure the content in all the upper boxes.
- The upper boxes will not be completely emptied to measure the production process.
- The U-238 loop is used to empty the inner lane of the belt so the centrifuges can always be emptied.
- Two Steel chests in upper left is used to store the first 5700 U-238 so they will not stop the initial U-235.
- Speed module 3 is an is a viable upgrade path. Productivity modules are recommended after the initial startup.