Uranium

Uranium is an ore that can be obtained from resource nodes but does not currently serve any purpose. It is used to make Nuclear Fuel Rods. It gives off radiation.

Radiation
Currently, Radiation can be received from Uranium nodes, Uranium, Nuclear Fuel Rods, Uranium Cells and Nuclear Waste. While Radiation is in effect, the screen will become slightly distorted and it will make noises (and beep when it's extremely strong).

An untouched Uranium node doesn't give off any Radiation, until a powered Miner is placed on the node. The radiation radius is dependent on its inventory content and can be up to 30m. Items on Conveyor Belts also radiate, but at lesser levels. Storage Containers radiate the most as they can contain a lot of radioactive items.

Radiation from items in miners/containers/belts or when dropped on the ground damages very slowly (around 2 health points per minute), but picking it up will kill the Engineer in few seconds. Other creatures such as Stingers or Lizard Doggos seem to ignore Radiation completely, as they take no radiation damage.

In Tier 7, a Hazmat Suit can be unlocked alongside nuclear power. Having the suit on won't stop the noises, but will protect the Engineer against any Radiation damage.

Radiation levels
When the Engineer enters an area contaminated by Radiation, a bar will appear near the top-center of the game screen indicating the severity of Radiation. The amount of Radiation depends on a few factors:
 * Items held in the Engineer's inventory give very high radiation.
 * Items on the ground radiate moderately.
 * Items in inventories of buildings and on belts give lesser radiation.
 * Untapped Uranium nodes do not give off any radiation.

As the Storage Container or Personal Storage Box can store large amount of radioactive items, it can gives off massive radiation at long range.

The "max" radiation bar does not actually indicate the maximum radiation level, as the actual level can go far beyond what is shown. This can be measured by the filter consumption rate.

Obtaining
Uranium can be harvested by hand (not advised, it will damage you severely), by placing a miner on a resource node, or rarely collected by a tamed Lizard Doggo.

Usage

 * Used to craft