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This guide goes over the basic operational information for the NuSupermatter

While the supermatter engine is an inherently complex and intricate collection of yet more complex and intricate individual parts, the basic principles by which it operates are fairly straightforward.

First Principles

The Supermatter is a highly unstable fragment of exotic matter, which reacts with the atmosphere around it relative to it's own internal charge. As part of it's use as a power generator, the supermatter will release energy in the form of heat and radiation, along with shedding 'waste' gasses from it's mass. These byproducts must be managed, and the heat captured and converted for use as electrical power.

Additional information can be found in reference literature.

Default Setup

This proceedure covers the default state of equipment without modification, and results in a conservative, but sufficient power output.

1. Equip radiation protective equipment. Namely a Radiation Suit and Meson Scanner (Or such configured Scanner Goggles.)
2. Enable the two Head Pressure pumps for the Thermo-Electric Generators.
3. Confirm that all loop ties are closed.
4. Confirm that the waste filter is configured correctly for your chosen coolant (It is set up for Hydrogen by default.)
5. Inject two cans of Hydrogen into each loop with the provided connector ports.
6. Confirm that gas is flowing correctly. The equipment in the engine vessel can be controlled from the central computer in Engine Monitoring.
7. Configure SMES units appropriately and secure the SMES access door.
8. Energize the crystal with ~5-7 emitter charges. This will begin the internal reactions and result in the release of radiation into the engine chamber.
9. Monitor for irregular operations or temperature anomalies.

Emergency Proceedures

This proceedure is to be used when the engine is in a feedback loop that CAN NOT be recovered from. The crystal will be permanently lost after the completion of these proceedures, and a replacement will need to be installed.

1. If you are not the Chief Engineer, Contact the Chief Engineer.
2. Open the Core Vent, this will vent the engine vessel to vacuum.
3. Trigger the Core Ejection. Failure to open the Core Vent will result in Core Ejection becoming inoperative due to misalignments.
4. If the core has already begun to delaminate, it will likely have melted itself into the hull, and ejection will fail. Evacuation is suggested.