Naramo Nuclear Plant Reactor Controls

The reactor control room in Naramo Nuclear Plant V2 is the operational heart of every Department of Energy (DOE) shift. Authorized operators interact with analog-style panels, digital readouts, and physical levers to bring the core from cold shutdown to grid-synchronized power generation. Mastery of keyboard bindings separates teams that comfortably hold 1,420 K operating temperature from squads that SCRAM late at 3,120 K and trigger facility-wide meltdown alarms. This reference covers default PC keybinds; mobile players should read the mobile controls page for touch equivalents.

Before touching any input, confirm your DOE rank grants panel access. Lower tiers may observe gauges without rod authority. Senior reactor operators coordinate with turbine engineers via radio (Z by default) while junior staff manage feedwater and coolant auxiliaries. Every input has lag and momentum—control rods do not instantly move, and turbine RPM drifts if you release keys early during synchronization.

Control rods regulate fission rate and core temperature. The default bindings are:

• Q —Insert control rods (reduce reactivity, lower temperature toward target)
• E —Withdraw control rods (increase reactivity, raise temperature cautiously)

Use short taps when approaching 1,420 K. Holding E during ignition overshoots the green band quickly, forcing emergency feedwater and risking SCRAM countdown. Insert with Q in pulses when temperature climbs past target—each pulse should be followed by several seconds watching neutron flux and steam pressure gauges before the next adjustment.

During SCRAM events or deliberate shutdown, prioritize full rod insertion and confirm scram status lights on the master panel. Competing with automatic SCRAM at 3,120 K means you are already in meltdown prevention territory; manual rod insertion before automatic systems engage preserves shift XP and prevents core damage penalties.

After core stabilization, turbine engineers synchronize generators to the grid. Typical bindings include dedicated keys for turbine throttle adjustment, brake release, and sync confirmation—often mapped near R, T, and Y depending on the current V2 patch layout shown on the in-panel tooltip overlay. Your goal is 2,990–3,010 RPM before engaging the sync button; drifting outside this window causes grid fault alarms and failed power orders.

Feedwater and coolant pumps use separate toggles—commonly F for feedwater injection and adjacent keys for primary coolant circulation. Low coolant level accelerates temperature spikes during rod withdrawal; high feedwater without matching steam demand causes pressure instability. Cross-check the coolant and feedwater wiki page for loop interactions before solo-operating a full startup.

Auxiliary panels may require Click interactions on specific switches after selecting them with the mouse. Hybrid keyboard-mouse workflow is standard: rods on Q/E, mouse for breaker toggles and SCRAM cover switches, keyboard for turbine fine adjustment.

Press Z to open team radio and coordinate with SECFOR during raids or with fellow DOE staff during ignition. Clear comms prevent duplicate rod inputs—two operators holding E simultaneously causes runaway temperature. Standard callouts include current core temp, turbine RPM, coolant percentage, and incoming WN vent alerts.

The SCRAM switch is a guarded physical control on the master panel—usually requiring mouse click on the cover, then confirm within a time window. Automatic SCRAM triggers at 3,120 K if operators fail manual intervention. Manual SCRAM before that threshold during confirmed sabotage or seismic events (scripted raid mechanics) may save the core at the cost of lost power order progress.

Memorize the full sequence: rods in, turbines ramp down, feedwater stabilize, radio all-clear or evacuation call to SECFOR. Pair this reference with the ignition and SCRAM meltdown reactor pages for procedural context beyond raw key names.

When replacing a rod operator mid-shift, verbal handoff must include current core temperature relative to 1,420 K, rod pulse history during the last five minutes, and any pending SCRAM warnings above 2,800 K trend lines. Incoming operators should confirm hands off keyboard until explicit takeover call—duplicate Q/E inputs during handoffs cause classic double-withdrawal spikes toward 3,120 K automatic cutoff. Turbine engineers similarly announce current RPM and whether sync confirmation was attempted recently.

Panel discipline extends to mouse interactions: SCRAM cover switches and breaker toggles should be touched only by the assigned lead unless emergency redundancy is declared on radio. Training squads practice silent minute drills where only radio numbers update while hands remain idle, building gauge reading habits before live ignition under WN raid audio pressure.