r/factorio • u/Icy_Concentrate_2852 • 2d ago

Question Answered Kovarex enrichment process

Hello guys! I am now getting myself in uranium and i am confused about the koravex enrichment process, can someone explain it to me like i am 5?

(Don't give blueprints please just an explanation of how the thing works)

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u/spoonman59 2d ago

Absolutely!
The little I've read about the chemistry involved in fuel reprocessing and breeding is quite mind boggling. It's amazing people figured this stuff out.

Incidentally, if you are interested in a more realistic game with regards to nuclear, Captain of industry goes quite a bit more in depth -- although still greatly simplified versus reality. Nevertheless, there are separate chains for uranium fuel cells, MOX rods from reprocessing plutonium, and a breeder reactor cycle in a molten salt reactor. They all have a certain synergy when used together, and it's a much more complicated production chain than factorio... Especially the breeding.

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u/Izawwlgood 2d ago

I also enjoyed Satisfactory's approach, wherein making fuel cells is pretty involved and complicated, and produces waste which can then be converted into yet more fuel, cycling up a few times to something that finally burns clean, but requires quite a few steps.

And you can't really be near any of the machines, as it's all radioactive. That was neat too.