Starfield Shattered Space

How to Get Nuclear Fuel Rod

The Nuclear Fuel Rod is a type of Component in Starfield. Read on to learn how to get Nuclear Fuel Rod, where to farm Nuclear Fuel Rod, and how to use it.

How to Get Nuclear Fuel Rod

Buy from a Shop

Starfield - Trade Authority

Vendor Location Planet
Shepherd's General Store Akila City Akila
Outland New Atlantis Jemison
UC Exchange Cydonia Mars
Sieghart's Outfitters Neon Volii Alpha
Trade Authority The Well Jemison
General Goods The Key Suvorov
Denis Averin Cydonia Mars

Nuclear Fuel Rod can be acquired from the above shops. The availability of Nuclear Fuel Rod may vary per shop.

Please note there is still some element of randomness as to what the vendor has in stock at any given time.

Loot From Enemies and Chests


Loot From Enemies

Loot From Chests

You can acquire Nuclear Fuel Rod by looting chests and enemies during exploration.

Crafted at the Industrial Workbench

Starfield - Industrial Workbench View

Required Crafting Materials
Uranium
(x3)
Semimetal Wafer
(x1)
Solvent
(x2)

Nuclear Fuel Rod can be crafted at an Industrial Workbench by having the above materials in your inventory, ship cargo, or outpost storage (depending on your location).

The amount of materials needed for crafting Nuclear Fuel Rod can be reduced depending on the rank of your Research Methods science skill.

Where to Find Industrial Workbenches

Requires Special Projects to Craft

Starfield - Special Projects Special Projects
(Rank 3)

Nuclear Fuel Rod has the rarity of Exotic. To craft this component at the Industrial Workbench, you will need to make sure that your Special Projects science skill is ranked up.

How to Use Nuclear Fuel Rod

Used for Crafting Components

Components to Craft
Vytinium Fuel Rod

Nuclear Fuel Rod can be used to craft the following above components at an Industrial Workbench.

Used for Research Projects

Power Generation 3
(Outpost Development)

Used to Craft Outpost Structures

Reactor

How to Build an Outpost

Starfield Related Guides

Starfield - Resources and Materials

List of All Resources and Materials

List of All Resources

Aldumite (Ad) Alkanes (HnCn) Aluminum (Al)
Antimony (Sb) Argon (Ar) Benzene (C6H6)
Beryllium (Be) Caelumite (Ct) Caesium (Cs)
Carboxylic Acids (R-COOH) Chlorine (Cl) Chlorosilanes (SiH3Cl)
Cobalt (Co) Copper (Cu) Dysprosium (Dy)
Europium (Eu) Fluorine (F) Gold (Au)
Helium-3 (He-3) Indicite (Ie) Ionic Liquids(IL)
Iridium (Ir) Iron (Fe) Lead (Pb)
Lithium (Li) Mercury (Hg) Neodymium (Nd)
Neon (Ne) Nickel (Ni) Palladium (Pd)
Platinum (Pt) Plutonium (Pu) Rothicite (Rc)
Silver (Ag) Tantalum (Ta) Tasine (Tsn)
Tetrafluorides (xF4) Titanium (Ti) Tungsten (W)
Uranium (U) Vanadium (V) Veryl (Vr)
Vytinium (Vy) Water (H2O) Xenon (Xe)
Ytterbium (Yb)

List of All Materials

Adaptive Frame Adhesive Amino Acids
Analgesic Antimicrobial Aromatic
Biosuppressant Chasmbass Oil Cosmetic
Fiber Gastronomic Delight Hallucinogen
High-Tensile Spidroin Hypercatalyst Immunostimulant
Lubricant Luxury Textile Membrane
Memory Substrate Metabolic Agent Neurologic
Nutrient Ornamental Material Pigment
Polymer Polytextile Quark-Degenerate Tissues
Sealant Sedative Solvent
Spice Stimulant Structural Material
Toxin

List of All Components

Aldumite Drilling Rig Austenitic Manifold Comm Relay
Control Rod Drilling Rig Indicite Wafer
Isocentered Magnet Isotopic Coolant Mag Pressure Tank
Microsecond Regulator Molecular Sieve Monopropellant
Nuclear Fuel Rod Paramagnon Conductor Positron Battery
Power Circuit Reactive Gauge Rothicite Magnet
Semimetal Wafer Sterile Nanotubes Substrate Molecule Sieve
Supercooled Magnet Tasine Superconductor Tau Grade Rheostat
Veryl-Treated Manifold Vytinium Fuel Rod Zero Wire
Zero-G Gimbal

Author

    Walkthrough Menu

    All rights reserved