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==Power output and Usage== |
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Revision as of 04:52, 26 August 2014
| Reactor, Large | |
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| Category: | Energy Source |
| Status: | Functional |
| Function: | |
| Provides electrical power for other components. | |
| Fits small ship | |
| Mass: | 2,776 kg |
| Capacity: | 1,000 L |
| Power: | 10.5 MW |
| Fits large ship and station | |
| Mass: | 72,295 kg |
| Capacity: | 8,000 L |
| Power: | 300 MW |
| Data Controls: | [edit] [purge] (?) |
The 
Large Reactor is an essential block in Space Engineers, a minimum of 1 reactor is required to power ships and stations.
It is important to note that this article discusses two reactor variants: Large Reactors for Large Ships (7.5m x 7.5m x 7.5m) and Large Reactors for Small Ships (1.5m x 1.5m x 1.5m). They are not to be confused with the Small Reactor variants.
Power output and Usage
The Large Reactor is twenty-seven times the size of the Small Reactor (3x3x3 instead of 1x1x1), the large reactor being more efficient (MW/kg) by about 1.3 times (on a large ship) as much. On a small ship large reactor produces about 4.4 times more power per kg than a small one. The Large Reactor creates 100 MW on a large ship or station and 3.5 MW on a small ship. In Creative mode no ingots are required to generate power; however the Large Reactor in Survival Mode requires Uranium ingots.
1 kg Uranium in Large ship large reactor seems to last about 50 seconds at full load (50 sec at 100MW load)
Inventory
With Realistic settings, the Large Reactor has an inventory with a capacity of 1,000L for small ships and 8,000L for large ships. The inventory only accepts the Uranium Ingots which fuel the reactor. If any of its inventory panels are attached to a conveyor system, the reactor will automatically pull ingots from valid inventories when it runs low.
Recipe
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| Component | Large Ship/Station Required | Large Ship/Station Optional | Small Ship Required | Small Ship Optional |
 Computer | 75 | — | 25 | — |
 Motor | 20 | — | 5 | — |
 Reactor Components | 2,000 | — | 50 | — |
 Large Steel Tube | 40 | — | 3 | — |
 Metal Grid | 40 | — | 9 | — |
| File:Icon Item Construction Component.png Construction Component | 70 | — | 9 | — |
 Steel Plate | 800 | 200 | 40 | 20 |
