[Interstellar how to use reactors?]

Ok I'm at the point I'm wondering if something is borked on my end. I'm running version 1.11.2 just to be safe all the mods work fine.  Regardless of what reactor I take, what thermal generator I attach, and how many heatsinks I put on it I can't seem to get anything to register anything. They say they're up and running. I have piles of batteries and everything else. Yet I can't get anything to work.   Can someone show me their exact setup for a test bench (reactor, fuel, generator) so I can mimic it on my end and figure out what I'm doing wrong. I really want to get a big setup going to beam power and I can't seem to get any of them to work. Maybe if I look at how you set things I can find whatever is wrong on my end. Right now it feels like a bug. 

[[1.6.1 | 1.5.1 | 1.4.5 | 1.3.1] The World Beyond - 100 new celestial bodies [v1.1.1 - 2018-10-31]]

Any solution to this? I found this thread after hitting up CKAN and downloading and installing KSP to my new gaming laptop. Hadn't played in a while but am hoping a fresh install of everything will work. Anyway to add the old scatter then?

[[1.8.0-1.12.5] AtmosphereAutopilot 1.6.1]

Liked the idea of this mod but threw it in and couldn't figure out how to implement it. Brought up the menus but browsed the documentation and seems very convoluted. 

[USI and how to use it]

I used CKAN for the mod and it really looks like it's going to be fun as I use it in my career mode. Anyone know where theres a guide for it? Maybe it's my google but I'm having issues trying to find something. Also want to know what I can tweak etc. Thanks!

[Best way to get to the Mun in early career mode?]

If you're in early career mode I'd advise against it. I found once you do something all your good contracts revolve around that. I'd suggest just getting to orbit then picking up a lot of pax missions. Then after building up some cash hit the mun orbit and do pax missions for that. I'd take 24 pax at a time and get over $2mil a pop.