Overview
Under the principle of "haste makes waste", I designed a simple, self-contained module for uranium processing and the Kovarex process that can be slapped down as soon as uranium processing and efficiency module 1s are available. The idea is that by keeping power and technology requirements low, this can start running a lot earlier than something requiring beacons and high-level speed modules, so it doesn't have to run as fast to "boot up" in good time. This rig is designed to occupy 2 slots on a main bus with standardized 9-tile-width modules, and includes recycling for ore, 235, and 238, so you can go ahead and auto-trash all 3 as soon as you build this, and never worry about clogging up your inventory or logistics storage with them.preview
Use
This is designed to work in 2 phases: a startup phase (immediately after uranium processing research), and an acceleration phase (once Kovarex is available). In the startup phase, just hook up the ore input (left belt) and send the 238 (middle belt) somewhere for use or storage; if your main bus is nice and long, just setting up a line for it may be enough. The upper two ore centrifuges can be copied up to extend uranium processing as desired. Once you have Kovarex researched, set the recipe (or re-paste the blueprint) and temporarily cut the 238 output (or just let your 238 bus line back up naturally) to kick-start Kovarex. After that, leave it alone until you want to copy-paste on more production.early use case
later use case
