# Encased Plutonium Cell

> Canonical source: [Encased Plutonium Cell](https://satisfactorybase.its-live.dev/wiki/items/encased-plutonium-cell)
> Language: en

Plutonium Pellets encased in concrete.
Used to produce Plutonium Fuel Rods for Nuclear Power production.

Power Usage: 250-750 MW (500 MW average).
Caution: Moderately Radioactive.

## Properties

- Entity type: Item
- Form: solid
- Stack size: 200
- Radioactive: Yes
- Radioactive decay value: 120
- Can be discarded: No

## Produced by

### [Alternate: Instant Plutonium Cell](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-instantplutoniumcell-c)

120 s. [Particle Accelerator](/wiki/buildings/particle-accelerator)

[Non-Fissile Uranium](/wiki/items/non-fissile-uranium): 150 per cycle; 75/min, [Aluminum Casing](/wiki/items/aluminum-casing): 20 per cycle; 10/min → [Encased Plutonium Cell](/wiki/items/encased-plutonium-cell): 20 per cycle; 10/min.

### [Encased Plutonium Cell](/wiki/recipes/recipe-plutoniumcell-c)

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

[Plutonium Pellet](/wiki/items/plutonium-pellet): 2 per cycle; 10/min, [Concrete](/wiki/items/concrete): 4 per cycle; 20/min → [Encased Plutonium Cell](/wiki/items/encased-plutonium-cell): 1 per cycle; 5/min.

## Used as recipe ingredient

### [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.

## Related items

- [Non-Fissile Uranium](/wiki/items/non-fissile-uranium)
- [Aluminum Casing](/wiki/items/aluminum-casing)
- [Plutonium Pellet](/wiki/items/plutonium-pellet)
- [Concrete](/wiki/items/concrete)
- [Pressure Conversion Cube](/wiki/items/pressure-conversion-cube)
- [Plutonium Fuel Rod](/wiki/items/plutonium-fuel-rod)
- [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: Instant Plutonium Cell](/wiki/schematics/alternate-instant-plutonium-cell): Hard Drive alternate

## Guides

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

## Technical Details

- Class name: Desc_PlutoniumCell_C
- Native class: FGItemDescriptor
- Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/PlutoniumCell/Desc_PlutoniumCell
- Resource form (export): RF_SOLID