ENGINEERING SCHEMATICS
PYRRHUS PETRUSITE REFINERY & REACTOR
PETRUSITE EXTRACTION BAY
Electrostatic plates coated with raw Petrusite are carried by drones from the smoker towers to the Plate Room for cleaning.
The drones deposit the plates onto a suspended rail system, which ferries them to the plate cleaning machines. High pressure water jets blast the Petrusite ore into a storage vat.
Conveyor belts carry the Petrusite from the vat to a grinder trough, where large cylindrical grinders render the ore into finer parts. It is then channeled toward the upper Treatment Room.
The coolant pipes conveying seawater to the reactor pass through this area. Systems regulating the flow of coolant (water pressure) are located on each pipe.
REFINERY ROOF
Technicians in the Treatment Room supervise the further refinement of the Petrusite ore before it is delivered to the reactor core.
The Refinery's primary fixed defenses are also located on the roof.
EXHAUST PORT
Venting port enclosed by reinforced steel shutters. Only opened if the reactor overheats.
REACTOR CORE
Mark II Petrusite reactor core. Coolant pipes connect directly to it, delivering seawater. Reaction rate is governed by three Fuel Regulators. Reactor stability is maintained so long as at least one Regulator is functional.
Multiple fail safes assure this. Each Regulator is shielded by a protective casing and only one Regulator can be exposed at a time. Each Regulator has multiple panels and can continue to function so long as at least one is operable.
— Peder Mahl, Senior Engineer, Dept. of Energy