Not to be consufed with QT-RTG.
 RTG
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| Details | |
| Tier | Medium |
| Group | Item |
| Type | Power Generation |
| Crafted at |  Small Printer
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| Recipe | 1x  Nanocarbon Alloy1x  Lithium
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| Unlock Cost | 12,500 Bytes |
The RTG, or Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, is a power generation item in Astroneer that supplies a constant stream of power.
Source[]
| Output | Input | Module |
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 RTG
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Nanocarbon Alloy Lithium
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Small Printer
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RTGs can also very rarely found in wrecks that feature a broken 
Shelter or Field Shelter in them, which themselves are also very rare.
Uses[]
- Power Production Rate: 4 U/s
RTGs can be placed on platforms to provide a steady stream of power at all times.
Shelters and Field Shelters have low-power RTGs built-in, which cannot be removed. They provide 1U/s and 0.5U/s, respectively.
Trivia[]
- If one purchases all materials for crafting exclusively from a Trade Platform and has already obtained all of the required gasses and processing machines beforehand with one Graphite and Hematite left over, the actual Scrap cost of a single RTG is only 12 Scrap. However, the Scrap return from shredding an RTG in a Large or Extra Large Shredder is only 4 Scrap.
- The RTG is based on a real life power generator that has been used in space exploration. RTGs in this game do not expire, although RTGs in real life can feel like they don't expire; they can last for several decades and possibly even centuries before their power output becomes too low.
Media[]
RTG icon
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