Nucleon

Hello, this is nucleon, a very early prototype of a simulation/game of a Pressurized Water Nuclear Reactor (PWR)

Current state:

• Only the reactor is partially implemented. Steam generators, turbines, generators, condensers, auxiliary systems and power consumption is not implemented
• Nuclear reactions follows the six factor formula
• If you abuse control rods you can see the reactor going super critical, which would lead to a meltdown (fuel temp > 2500C)
• Meltdown not implemented
• FTC feedback loop is somewhat implemented. Fuel heat slows down the fission reaction
• Reactor is somewhat bouncy in regards to neutron flux and FTC
• No MTC implemented yet. Water heat does not slow down the fission reaction
• Water pressure is not implemented
• Water does not boil
• Fuel heat transfers to water
• Water heat transferred out of the system
• Speeding the simulation is not entirely correct yet. Reactor may misbehave

Feedback is welcome! Feel free to open a github issue. If you want to contribute, feel free to send a pull request.

How to play

Raise and lower the control rods to control the reactor. To start it up raise the control rods until reactivity > 0. Try to achieve the following:

• Water temperature of 340C
• Fuel temperature must not go above 2000C (Meltdown!)
• Stable reactivity (reactivity = 0 or kEff = 1)

You can also control the simulation speed by adjusting the time factor.

If the chart rendering or the information rendering is too slow, you can decrease their tick rates.