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While Guard Posts normally operate independently, | While Guard Posts normally operate independently, | ||
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Though these structures are relatively low maintenance, | Though these structures are relatively low maintenance, | ||
====Tokamak Fusion Reactor==== | ====Tokamak Fusion Reactor==== | ||
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+ | The cool-fusion process used to power vehicles, Arachnid robots, and some self-contained structures like Light Towers and Guard Posts is best used when small, simple, and lightweight power is required. However, the cool-fusion process does not scale up well to the sizes required to power a colony. For this, a Tokamak Fusion Reactor is used. This ancient, brute-force power generation method works very well at city-sized scales. A ring of superconducting magnets is used to compress a ring of hydrogen plasma to the incredible pressures and temperatures necessary to create the hot-fusion reaction. The design used is a model of automation and efficiency, and the plant normally operates totally unmanned, requiring only occasional visits for repair and service. | ||
+ | The system is not without its flaws, however. The Tokamak Reactor harnesses powerful and violent forces, not only nuclear, but magnetic. Failures can be spectacular and destructive. For that reason, Tokamak Fusion Reactors are usually located a safe distance from other colony structures. | ||
====Trade Center==== | ====Trade Center==== | ||
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+ | The Trade Center provides communications facilities for diplomatic transmissions, | ||
====University==== | ====University==== | ||
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+ | The University provides for secondary and ongoing training of Colonists qualified for science/ | ||
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- //Go Back to [[Online Manual]]// | - //Go Back to [[Online Manual]]// | ||
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