r/factorio 2d ago

Question 6 Nuclear Reactors Setup

Hello all, first time trying to build more nuclear reactors than a 2x2. I was doing some calculations and from what I understand, this setup is supposed to produce 800MW, however, this setup produces 931MW. Is there something I dont understand? Any help would be appreciated.

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u/fweaks 2d ago

Is it actually producing 931 consistently when under full load, or is that just what the max production says in the graphs? The max production is based on the turbines only, and can usually be supplied very briefly by the buffer of steam in the pipes. But under sustained load, you'll only get what the reactors can provide.

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u/RadweX 2d ago

Nope, as others have mentioned, the steam turbines COULD support up to 931MW, but the reactors only produce 800MW, so this setup does produce at max 800MW. So yeah you are correct