Outfit[]
Fission Reactor on an unidentified vessel
"This reactor is the mainstay of the Federation fleet, and can easily handle the energy requirements of most vessels, although it struggles a little with the energy needs of the enormous Federation Carrier. However, for all but the largest of capital ships, the fission reactor is more than sufficient for any energy output."
The Fission Reactor is a Federation power source that provides fuel to starships.
Gameplay[]
Worse than Solar Panels.
"If pure safety is one of your major concerns when it comes to power systems, then you had better skip this item. However, if you want a quick power boost but do not have the cash or the clearance to buy the more expensive commercial items then this might be the answer. Still, you have more than a few doubts that it performs as well as the backyard tinkerer who built it says it should..."
After being fitted on a ship for 240 days, there is a 60% chance each day thereafter that the Cheap Fission Reactor becomes faulty.
"All good things must come to an end, and unfortunately for this fission reactor, the end has come. Pure and simple, you need to sell it for whatever you can get (telling the new owner it is shagged or not) and get a new power source."
A Faulty Fission Reactor has increased mass and decreased price and effectiveness.