Reactor (Small)

The Small Reactor is a Functional Block in Space Engineers.

Function
Reactors are an important piece of equipment for a vessel or Station. When fueled with Uranium, they provide by far the most amount of Power to a Vessel, considerably useful when used in conjunction with Solar panels and Batteries also powering the ship. Without a Power source, almost no functional Block will be able to use, making a Power source of some sort essential for operating a vessel.

Reactors, as stated, use Uranium. Uranium is used up over time, and must be found and mined from asteroids, or salvaged from other ships.

Small Reactors don't provide nearly as much Power as Large Reactors, but don't weigh nearly as much, making them more practical for Smaller and lighter ships.

Reactor Controls
(Using Default Keyboard Configuration)

Y - When inside a Cockpit, this key toggles the Reactor's Power, allowing one to easily shut off the non-renewable power source in there ship when not in use, or 'go dark' if an enemy Player is nearby.

Options
Like nearly all Functional Blocks, there is the option to Hide the Block from being able to be viewed on the Terminal, and the option to have it shown on the HUD of an Engineer, provided there is an active Antenna connected to the structure.

There is also the option to Toggle the Block itself, powering it on and off. In addition, one can toggle the use of it's conveyor system, disabling it keeping the block from using items or transferring items through it.