Question : Near future Tech & Kerbal Atomics - Do they work together?

[nrum7366]

Hi people. 

I been having some serious problems making spacecraft to have a nuclear reactor onboard to generate power in shadow in place of solar panels, or for the outer planets where solar panels have limited use.  

I know my list of mods is long and a little bit outdated. see link https://imgur.com/a/Me3CXA7

I can't seem to master having a small reactor like the PB-NUK Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator because it seems like it has been removed and replace by either NFtech or Kerbal Atomics reactors. Each time I build a craft with a nuclear engine or a nuclear reactor on board I add the relevant fuel tanks it wants, a radiator as I was told it gets hot and get it into space... nothing happens. 

Is there a updated/recent tutorial that explains how to use either of these mods?

 

Thanks

 

 

Edited June 18 by nrum7366

[Nightside]

yes

 they work together, but the generator isnt really a reactor. have you tried with one of the actual reactors?

 

Edited July 30 by Nightside

[jimmymcgoochie]

Kerbal Atomics and the Near Future mods were all made by the same person, so yes they definitely work together.

What exactly is the issue you’re having? Are you trying to use a Kerbal Atomics nuclear engine but they don’t produce thrust? Make sure you have the correct propellant, Kerbal Atomics engines use liquid hydrogen by default (I think) but there’s a patch to make them use liquid fuel instead which means lower ISP but more dense propellant so smaller tanks and no boiloff issues. They don’t usually need radiators as the heat from the reactor is heating the propellant which gets thrown out the back, though this may have changed since I last checked.