FURNACE module

Nuclear Furnace
The Nuclear Furnace are the heart of the ship's power supply. A ship may have several of them in various locations. They pull Matter from the cargo hold via Matter-Stream Lines into their cores and process it into Energy by destroying protons to harvest the emitted particles as electrons and heat. That energy is then sent to the Batteries wirelessly from the Transformer, which supply power to ship systems via Fuses, while the heat is vented into space via Heatsinks. Nuclear Furnaces take up an entire module slot, and they appear on the hull as a protruding structure on the top or bottom of the ship. If a Nuclear forge is damaged while it is in operation, and it is not using Hydrogen as a fuel, then it will rapidly overload and go thermonuclear, destroying that entire module and damaging those nearby.

These cores may be jettisoned if they are critically damaged, or if set to overload used as a last ditch weapon.

Upgrades to the Nuclear Furnace include: Core Efficiency Upgrades (1-100% and cause no visible change, but it will generate less heat and more energy,) and Stratified Hull (A thick armour plate is added to the core’s exterior hull, and it can no longer be ejected in case of an emergency.)

There are  Sm, Md, Lg, and XL versions.

Furnace Stats
The Sm Furnace will burn 2 1H every second, generating 12E/sec and 24K/sec; it can render down 2M/sec and produce 8 1H/sec for 24K/sec.

A Max level XL Furnace can burn 241H/sec for 288E/sec with 144K/sec; it can render down 24M into 2380 1H at a cost of 200K/sec.

Small Furnace: -21H/sec = 12E/sec, 24K/sec

Medium Furnace: -41H/sec = 24E/sec, 48K/sec

Large Furnace: -81H/sec = 48E/sec, 128K/sec

XL Furnace: -161H/sec = 128E/sec, 512K/sec
 * 1) Upgrades:
 * Dual Stream Injector: Doubles the productivity, doubles the heat; 1 capacitor slot
 * Base Efficiency Modifier: Renders more E for < K. Costs x2 more for every extra % >10.
 * Spare Core: If the Furnace is damaged >75%, the current core ejects and is replaced; 1 cap slot
 * Capacitor: Allows the Furnace 50% more Thermal Resistance and Energy Resistance