Naramo Nuclear Plant Reactor Ignition Guide

Reactor ignition in Naramo Nuclear Plant V2 transforms the facility from cold shutdown to a fission-powered steam plant ready for turbine synchronization and grid export. Department of Energy (DOE) operators must verify prerequisites before withdrawing control rods—skipping steps causes temperature runaway, failed power orders, and automatic SCRAM at 3,120 K. Assign roles before entering the control room: a lead operator on rods (Q/E), a turbine engineer monitoring RPM targets, and a secondary technician on feedwater and coolant pumps.

Confirm SECFOR has secured reactor annex access against West Noobian vent infiltrations during startup—sabotage mid-ignition forces emergency rod insertion and resets shift progress. Check coolant reservoir levels and feedwater supply indicators on auxiliary panels; dry loops spike temperature seconds after rod withdrawal. Radio check on Z ensures all operators share the same callout vocabulary for temperature, pressure, and alarm states.

Begin with control rods fully inserted. Pulse E to withdraw rods in small increments—never hold continuously during initial ramp. Watch core temperature climb toward the operating target of 1,420 K. Neutron flux and steam pressure gauges should rise together; diverging readings suggest coolant flow problems requiring feedwater adjustment before additional rod withdrawal.

Ideal ignition curves show steady temperature increase with plateaus between rod pulses. If temperature stalls below target, verify coolant circulation pumps are active and no raid-related breaker trips disabled auxiliary systems. If temperature overshoots past 1,420 K, tap Q to insert rods slightly and wait for thermal equilibrium—fighting overshoot with feedwater alone wastes time when rod insertion directly reduces reactivity.

Document each milestone over radio: cold critical, approaching target, target achieved. Fellow DOE staff completing peripheral power orders depend on stable core states for XP—erratic temperature swings fail order criteria even if meltdown is avoided.

Once core temperature stabilizes near 1,420 K with green coolant and feedwater indicators, shift focus to steam production and turbine readiness. Steam header pressure must support turbine spool-up without exceeding safety relief setpoints shown on panel annunciators. The turbine engineer begins low-RPM rotation while rods remain locked at the approved position—only the lead operator adjusts rods after this point unless temperature drifts more than ±50 K from target.

Ignition completes when steam flow sustains turbine rotation and the control board transitions from startup to sync-ready status. Failed transitions often trace to premature rod withdrawal before coolant loops equilibrated—patience during the first five minutes saves entire shifts. After ignition success, proceed to turbine synchronization between 2,990–3,010 RPM before accepting grid power orders.

Practice ignition in low-population servers before competitive XP grinding with active codes like 40k or session boosts from 30K. Muscle memory on Q/E timing matters more than theoretical knowledge when WN raids pressure SECFOR to abandon annex defenses mid-startup.

Experienced squads segment ignition into timed phases: minutes zero through three focus coolant and feedwater verification without rod withdrawal; minutes three through seven apply conservative E pulses targeting sub-1,200 K climb rates; minutes seven through ten fine-tune into the 1,420 K band with paired Q corrections. Deviating from phased discipline invites overshoot when operators rush to beat WN spawn timers. Document your squad average phase durations in personal notes—consistent timing beats heroic speed attempts that SCRAM at 3,120 K.

Secondary technicians should pre-position at auxiliary panels before phase three begins—walking corridors during active rod withdrawal leaves loops unattended when saboteurs trip breakers. SECFOR should establish annex perimeter before phase three as well, not after temperature alarms attract raid attention.

Record successful ignition sessions noting SECFOR headcount in annex—correlating zero defenders with breaker trips teaches squads to negotiate defense contracts before ignition rather than blaming rod operators alone for SCRAM approaches.