Fusion Reactor



A Fusion Reactor is the primary powersource for all spacecrafts in the known universe. It consists out of a number of rods, usually manufactured from a special alloy, containing Palladium, Tungsten and Titanium and various other metals aswell as super conducting heatsinks.

When the fusion process is initiated an FRS is activated, closing of the field between the "reaction rods". Once the field is stable, the newly created space between the "reaction rods" is filled with Helium 3 and induced with the Mars Particle. This is followed by a violent reaction leading up to the fusion between the two nuclei, the newly created nuclei is not stable enough to be maintained, however its creation and its inevitable decomposition produce an enormous amount of energy.

In order to keep this power from ripping the ship apart, the FRS and the "reaction rods" undergo serious stress. Through the triangular setup however, it is possible to distribute the power evenly between the rods. Its also noteworthy that the rods are also protected by an FRS and only small portions of the power produced by the "core" are released.

For further security and radiation shielding, the reactor is contained inside a globe, the smallest known reactor has a 1 meter lead mantle, a 70 cm Cadmium shell, aswell as a 50 cm Aluminium casing. This whole contraption is surrounded by Liquid 3-44 a very neutron-poor liquid that also acts as the coolant.

If a ship enters combat, it usually drains more power than the core and the shielding emit, hence depleting the cores power and with it the Helium 3 supply of a ship.

If the ship does nothing but travel from one point to another however, there is not enough drain to maintain a stable fusion process, since the excessive energy has to be released. For this reason,that energy is burned in the ships propulsion system, leading to an increase in speed.

Naming Conventions

All Fusion Reactors follow the same naming convention;

If the number issued behind its name can be evenly devided by 3, its a bigger model, featuring more "reaction rods" and more potential power.

If that is not the case, it is an update of an older model.