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Going Nuclear recipes, components and configuration reference

Handbook · Troubleshooting

This reference covers 0.512-5-1. Ingredients, quantities and patterns come from the bundled JAR. Other packs may replace recipes; your loaded recipe viewer is authoritative for those overrides.

Components by system​

SystemComponents and productsGuide
ProtectionGeiger Counter, Dosimeter, Scanner, Hazmat Suit, Lead-lined Armor, Purification CoreRadiation
MaterialsUranium Ore, Raw Uranium, Crushed Uranium Ore, Yellowcake, Lead, GraphiteProcessing
EnrichmentGas Centrifuge, natural/enriched/depleted uranyl nitrateCascades
BWRCasing, Glass, Fuel Channel, Moderator, Controller, Nozzle, Rod DriveConstruction
Steam and controlLead Pipe, Lead Tank, Steam Turbine, Control Desk, Physics DeskSteam, operation
RBMKBiological Shield, Graphite Column, Fuel Channel, Rod Channel, Upper Shield, Console, NozzleRBMK
WasteSpent Fuel Pool, Dry Cask, Reprocessing Plant, Bentonite, Repository Vault, Vitrified WasteWaste cycle
Recovered materialsPlutonium Nitrate, High-level Waste, MOXMOX

Fluid identities​

Nitric Acid is a processing reagent. Natural Uranyl Nitrate feeds centrifuges; Enriched Uranyl Nitrate is fuel; Depleted Uranyl Nitrate is the tails stream. Spent Fuel Solution belongs in a Spent Fuel Pool. High-level Waste comes from reprocessing and goes to vitrification.

Steam feeds turbines; water supplies the Cold Leg and cooling. The JAR also contains older Hot/Cold Primary Coolant fluids and a mixing recipe combining 1,000 mB water and one Iron Nugget into 1,000 mB Cold Primary Coolant. This does not mean the current BWR should use it in place of water.

Configuration comparison​

The file is goingnuclear-common.toml. This table compares checked defaults with the local BuildUp snapshot of 24 October 2026, not a running server.

KeyMod defaultBuildUp localRole
reactor.physicsModeSIMPLEREALISTICPhysics and control model
reactor.useNewModeltruetrueNewer simulation
reactor.baseSU2,200,0002,200,000Whole-plant base rating
reactor.suScale1.01.5Turbine-output multiplier
reactor.timeCompression6060Slow-process acceleration
reactor.scramTemperature1,000 °C1,000 °CTemperature protection
reactor.meltdownTemperature1,800 °C1,800 °CConfigured meltdown threshold
reactor.feedWaterPerSecond48,000 mB/s48,000 mB/sWater-input limit
reactor.rodSpeed0.0150.015Fraction of full normal rod travel per second
reactor.fuelLifetimeTicks12,00012,000Fuel lifetime parameter per channel at full power
reactor.stuckValveChance00Added stuck-valve probability
reactor.repositoryMaxY−32−32Maximum repository height
steam.turbinesPerPlant66Rated-output division
steam.turbineMaxSteam2,400 mB/s2,400 mB/sRated turbine steam flow
steam.condensateReturntruetrueReturn consumed steam as water
steam.turbineInertia6 s6 sRotor response time constant
radiation.doseTimeScale20,00020,000Exposure acceleration
radiation.doseHalfLifeSeconds600 s600 sNatural dose reduction
radiation.blockThicknessCm1010Effective shielding thickness per block

Locally enabled: meltdownEnabled, accidentsEnabled, resonanceCascade, autoScram, protectionSystem, periodTrip, rodWithdrawalBlock, randomIncidents, radiationEffects and itemRadiation. These settings have different functions; disabling meltdown explosions does not disable radiation. Diagnose structure, inputs and flow before changing settings. Configuration changes can affect existing plants and should be agreed with server players.

Other processing recipes​

MethodInputOutput
Blasting, 200 recipe ticks1 Coal or Charcoal1 Graphite
Smelting, 200 recipe ticks1 Raw Lead, Lead Ore or Deepslate Lead Ore1 Lead Ingot
Blasting, 100 recipe ticksSame lead ingredients1 Lead Ingot
SpoutGlass Bottle + 250 mB Uranyl NitrateBottle of Uranyl Nitrate
SpoutGlass Bottle + 250 mB Enriched Uranyl NitrateBottle of Enriched Uranyl Nitrate
Item DrainEither full bottleEmpty bottle + 250 mB matching solution

The supplied bucket filling/emptying recipes use 1,000 mB each. Spouts and Item Drains handle the corresponding acid, fuel, waste, coolant and steam buckets. A Steam Bucket transports steam; it does not generate energy without a source. See fuel processing for crushing, acid and yellowcake, and waste processing for MOX and vitrification. At 20 TPS, one recipe tick is one twentieth of a second; transport and machine behaviour add to actual time.

Other features​

Advancements mark progress; Ponder provides spatial instructions. Paintings, banner patterns and the Fallout Armor Trim are decorative and do not replace protective equipment. The Reactor Creator builds a plant on right-click; its description says sneak-right-click also starts it at 35% power. Use it consciously in a suitable test area, not as a replacement for operating knowledge.

Operator commands /nuclearcavern and /nuclearfallout create a radioactive cavern or release fallout. They change the world; they are not diagnostic or repair commands and are unnecessary for normal production.

Sources and verification​

  • Author's project page.
  • Release 0.512-5-1.
  • Bundled data/goingnuclear/recipe/ for ingredients, quantities and patterns.
  • Bundled Ponder/UI text for controls, ports and spatial rules.
  • Selected installed machine logic for limits, capacities, recovery fractions and build plans.

This is a static-source check. Full in-game acceptance of construction, startup, emergency response, repository sealing and optional ship compatibility remains pending. Report discrepancies with the exact mod version, block, displayed message and reproducible steps.

Crafting recipes​

Read each pattern from top to bottom. . is an empty slot. Letters apply only to their own recipe. Result counts are per full crafting operation. IDs make ingredients unambiguous across translations.

Atom Banner Pattern (atom_banner_pattern)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:atom_banner_pattern.

Shapeless:

  • 1 × minecraft:paper
  • 1 × goingnuclear:yellowcake

Bentonite (bentonite)​

Result: 4 × goingnuclear:bentonite.

CS
SC
  • C: 2 × minecraft:clay
  • S: 2 × minecraft:sand

Reactor Control Desk (control_desk)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:control_desk.

BPB
SCS
SSS
  • B: 2 × create:brass_casing
  • P: 1 × create:precision_mechanism
  • S: 5 × create:iron_sheet
  • C: 1 × goingnuclear:reactor_casing

Control Rod Drive (control_rod)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:control_rod.

I
C
I
  • I: 2 × minecraft:iron_ingot
  • C: 1 × goingnuclear:reactor_casing

Cooling Towers Banner Pattern (cooling_towers_banner_pattern)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:cooling_towers_banner_pattern.

Shapeless:

  • 1 × minecraft:paper
  • 1 × goingnuclear:lead_ingot

Dosimeter (dosimeter)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:dosimeter.

SGS
SRS
SIS
  • S: 6 × create:iron_sheet
  • G: 1 × minecraft:glass_pane
  • R: 1 × minecraft:redstone
  • I: 1 × minecraft:iron_ingot

Dry Cask (dry_cask)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:dry_cask.

LCL
LCL
LCL
  • L: 6 × goingnuclear:lead_ingot
  • C: 3 × goingnuclear:lead_block

Smithing Template (fallout_armor_trim_smithing_template)​

Result: 2 × goingnuclear:fallout_armor_trim_smithing_template.

#S#
#C#
###
  • #: 7 × minecraft:diamond
  • C: 1 × goingnuclear:lead_block
  • S: 1 × goingnuclear:fallout_armor_trim_smithing_template

Smithing Template (fallout_armor_trim_smithing_template_from_uranium)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:fallout_armor_trim_smithing_template.

L#L
LUL
LLL
  • #: 1 × minecraft:diamond
  • L: 7 × goingnuclear:lead_ingot
  • U: 1 × goingnuclear:raw_uranium

Fuel Channel (fuel_channel)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:fuel_channel.

C
G
C
  • C: 2 × goingnuclear:reactor_casing
  • G: 1 × minecraft:glass

Gas Centrifuge (gas_centrifuge)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:gas_centrifuge.

SGS
CAC
SPS
  • S: 4 × create:iron_sheet
  • G: 1 × minecraft:glass
  • C: 2 × goingnuclear:reactor_casing
  • A: 1 × create:shaft
  • P: 1 × create:precision_mechanism

Geiger Counter (geiger_counter)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:geiger_counter.

SRS
SUS
SIS
  • S: 6 × create:iron_sheet
  • R: 1 × minecraft:redstone
  • U: 1 × goingnuclear:raw_uranium
  • I: 1 × minecraft:iron_ingot

Graphite Moderator (graphite_moderator)​

Result: 2 × goingnuclear:graphite_moderator.

GG
GG
  • G: 4 × goingnuclear:graphite

Graphite Moderator (graphite_moderator_from_rbmk)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:graphite_moderator.

Shapeless:

  • 1 × goingnuclear:rbmk_graphite

Hazmat Boots (hazmat_boots)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:hazmat_boots.

L.L
S.S
  • L: 2 × minecraft:leather
  • S: 2 × create:iron_sheet

Hazmat Jacket (hazmat_chestplate)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:hazmat_chestplate.

L.L
LSL
LLL
  • L: 7 × minecraft:leather
  • S: 1 × create:iron_sheet

Hazmat Hood (hazmat_helmet)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:hazmat_helmet.

LLL
LGL
SSS
  • L: 5 × minecraft:leather
  • G: 1 × minecraft:glass_pane
  • S: 3 × create:iron_sheet

Hazmat Trousers (hazmat_leggings)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:hazmat_leggings.

LLL
S.S
L.L
  • L: 5 × minecraft:leather
  • S: 2 × create:iron_sheet

Block of Lead (lead_block)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:lead_block.

LLL
LLL
LLL
  • L: 9 × goingnuclear:lead_ingot

Lead-lined Boots (lead_boots)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:lead_boots.

L.L
L.L
  • L: 4 × goingnuclear:lead_ingot

Lead-lined Chestplate (lead_chestplate)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:lead_chestplate.

L.L
LLL
LLL
  • L: 8 × goingnuclear:lead_ingot

Lead-lined Helmet (lead_helmet)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:lead_helmet.

LLL
L.L
  • L: 5 × goingnuclear:lead_ingot

Lead Ingot (lead_ingot_from_block)​

Result: 9 × goingnuclear:lead_ingot.

Shapeless:

  • 1 × goingnuclear:lead_block

Lead-lined Leggings (lead_leggings)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:lead_leggings.

LLL
L.L
L.L
  • L: 7 × goingnuclear:lead_ingot

Lead Pipe (lead_pipe)​

Result: 2 × goingnuclear:lead_pipe.

LPL
  • L: 2 × goingnuclear:lead_ingot
  • P: 1 × create:fluid_pipe

Lead Tank (lead_tank)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:lead_tank.

LLL
LTL
LLL
  • L: 8 × goingnuclear:lead_ingot
  • T: 1 × create:fluid_tank

Physics Desk (physics_desk)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:physics_desk.

Shapeless:

  • 1 × goingnuclear:control_desk
  • 1 × minecraft:book

Purification Core (purification_core)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:purification_core.

IPI
BNB
LBL
  • I: 2 × minecraft:golden_apple
  • P: 1 × create:precision_mechanism
  • B: 3 × goingnuclear:lead_block
  • N: 1 × minecraft:nether_star
  • L: 2 × goingnuclear:lead_ingot

Radiation Banner Pattern (radiation_banner_pattern)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:radiation_banner_pattern.

Shapeless:

  • 1 × minecraft:paper
  • 1 × goingnuclear:raw_uranium

Radiation Scanner (radiation_scanner)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:radiation_scanner.

SPS
SGS
SCS
  • S: 6 × create:iron_sheet
  • P: 1 × create:precision_mechanism
  • G: 1 × goingnuclear:geiger_counter
  • C: 1 × minecraft:compass

RBMK Upper Shield (rbmk_cap)​

Result: 3 × goingnuclear:rbmk_cap.

SSS
CCC
  • S: 3 × create:iron_sheet
  • C: 3 × goingnuclear:reactor_casing

RBMK Control Console (rbmk_console)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:rbmk_console.

Shapeless:

  • 1 × goingnuclear:reactor_controller
  • 1 × goingnuclear:rbmk_shield
  • 1 × minecraft:redstone

RBMK Fuel Channel (rbmk_fuel_channel)​

Result: 2 × goingnuclear:rbmk_fuel_channel.

G
P
G
  • G: 2 × goingnuclear:graphite_moderator
  • P: 1 × create:fluid_pipe

RBMK Graphite Column (rbmk_graphite)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:rbmk_graphite.

Shapeless:

  • 1 × goingnuclear:graphite_moderator

RBMK Nozzle (rbmk_nozzle)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:rbmk_nozzle.

Shapeless:

  • 1 × goingnuclear:reactor_nozzle
  • 1 × goingnuclear:rbmk_shield

RBMK Control Rod Channel (rbmk_rod_channel)​

Result: 2 × goingnuclear:rbmk_rod_channel.

G
S
G
  • G: 2 × goingnuclear:graphite_moderator
  • S: 1 × create:iron_sheet

RBMK Biological Shield (rbmk_shield)​

Result: 8 × goingnuclear:rbmk_shield.

CCC
CLC
CCC
  • C: 8 × minecraft:gray_concrete
  • L: 1 × goingnuclear:lead_ingot

Reactor Casing (reactor_casing)​

Result: 4 × goingnuclear:reactor_casing.

SIS
ILI
SIS
  • S: 4 × create:iron_sheet
  • I: 4 × minecraft:iron_ingot
  • L: 1 × create:andesite_alloy

Reactor Controller (reactor_controller)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:reactor_controller.

CPC
CBC
CCC
  • C: 7 × goingnuclear:reactor_casing
  • P: 1 × create:precision_mechanism
  • B: 1 × create:brass_ingot

Reactor Glass (reactor_glass)​

Result: 2 × goingnuclear:reactor_glass.

Shapeless:

  • 1 × goingnuclear:reactor_casing
  • 1 × minecraft:glass

Reactor Nozzle (reactor_nozzle)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:reactor_nozzle.

C
B
  • C: 1 × goingnuclear:reactor_casing
  • B: 1 × create:fluid_pipe

Repository Vault (repository_vault)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:repository_vault.

DLD
BIB
DLD
  • D: 4 × minecraft:polished_deepslate
  • L: 2 × goingnuclear:lead_block
  • B: 2 × goingnuclear:bentonite
  • I: 1 × minecraft:iron_door

Reprocessing Plant (reprocessing_plant)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:reprocessing_plant.

GSG
LTL
PBP
  • G: 2 × minecraft:glass
  • S: 1 × create:shaft
  • L: 2 × goingnuclear:lead_ingot
  • T: 1 × create:fluid_tank
  • P: 2 × create:fluid_pipe
  • B: 1 × create:brass_casing

Spent Fuel Pool (spent_fuel_pool)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:spent_fuel_pool.

C.C
CWC
CCC
  • C: 7 × goingnuclear:reactor_casing
  • W: 1 × minecraft:water_bucket

Steam Turbine (steam_turbine)​

Result: 1 × goingnuclear:steam_turbine.

SPS
RKR
SPS
  • S: 4 × create:iron_sheet
  • R: 2 × goingnuclear:reactor_casing
  • P: 2 × create:propeller
  • K: 1 × create:shaft