# Plutonium Fuel Rod

> Canonical source: [Plutonium Fuel Rod](https://satisfactorybase.com/wiki/items/plutonium-fuel-rod)
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Used as fuel for Nuclear Power Plants.

Caution: Produces radioactive Plutonium Waste when consumed.
Caution: HIGHLY Radioactive.

## Properties

- Entity type: Item
- Form: solid
- Stack size: 50
- Sink points: 153 184
- Energy: 1 500 000 MJ
- Radioactive: Yes
- Radioactive decay value: 250
- Can be discarded: Yes

## Produced by

### [Alternate: Plutonium Fuel Unit](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-plutoniumfuelunit-c)

120 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler)

[Encased Plutonium Cell](/wiki/items/encased-plutonium-cell): 20 per cycle; 10/min, [Pressure Conversion Cube](/wiki/items/pressure-conversion-cube): 1 per cycle; 0.5/min → [Plutonium Fuel Rod](/wiki/items/plutonium-fuel-rod): 1 per cycle; 0.5/min.

### [Plutonium Fuel Rod](/wiki/recipes/recipe-plutoniumfuelrod-c)

240 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer)

[Encased Plutonium Cell](/wiki/items/encased-plutonium-cell): 30 per cycle; 7.5/min, [Steel Beam](/wiki/items/steel-beam): 18 per cycle; 4.5/min, [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod): 6 per cycle; 1.5/min, [Heat Sink](/wiki/items/heat-sink): 10 per cycle; 2.5/min → [Plutonium Fuel Rod](/wiki/items/plutonium-fuel-rod): 1 per cycle; 0.25/min.

## Used as generator fuel

- [Nuclear Power Plant](/wiki/buildings/nuclear-power-plant)

## Related items

- [Encased Plutonium Cell](/wiki/items/encased-plutonium-cell)
- [Pressure Conversion Cube](/wiki/items/pressure-conversion-cube)
- [Steel Beam](/wiki/items/steel-beam)
- [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod)
- [Heat Sink](/wiki/items/heat-sink)

## Unlocked by

- [Particle Enrichment](/wiki/schematics/particle-enrichment): Milestone · Tier 8
- [Alternate: Plutonium Fuel Unit](/wiki/schematics/alternate-plutonium-fuel-unit): Hard Drive alternate

## Guides

- [Alternate recipes and Hard Drives](/guides/alternate-recipes)

## Technical Details

- Class name: Desc_PlutoniumFuelRod_C
- Native class: FGItemDescriptorNuclearFuel
- Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/PlutoniumFuelRods/Desc_PlutoniumFuelRod
- Resource form (export): RF_SOLID