Nuclear Furnace

by Morlot

A 5x5 smelter that burns uranium fuel cells. Optionally runs a water cooling loop: water in, 500 C steam out, both passed on to the next machine. Condense the steam back into water in a chemical plant, or run it into a steam turbine through a pump.

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Changelog

Version: 1.2.3
Date: 06.08.2026
  Balancing:
    - Pollution and energy usage now scale with the "Crafting speed" startup setting.
Version: 1.2.2
Date: 06.08.2026
  Changes:
    - The generated nuclear smelting recipes no longer clutter the player's crafting screen. 
      Selecting them in the Nuclear Furnace is unchanged. Thanks to kittah_khan for the suggestion.
Version: 1.2.1
Date: 05.08.2026
  Minor Features:
    - Added heating glow effect for the reactor.
Version: 1.2.0
Date: 02.08.2026
  Features:
    - Data stage API for other mods: require("__nuclear-furnace__.api") and register your own
      crafting categories or single recipes to have nuclear-smelting variants generated for them. 
      Check the mod description for details.
Version: 1.1.0
Date: 01.08.2026
  Features:
    - New startup setting "Cheaper recipe".
    - New startup setting "Cheaper technology".
    - Both settings are aimed at Space Age, where the furnace competes with the foundry, but work 
      in the base game too.
Version: 1.0.0
Date: 01.08.2026
  Major Features:
    - Initial release