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Oakridge Nuclear Power Station Guide: Your first shift

[🎉1 YEAR] Oakridge Nuclear Power Station

Koyot Digital, Playing 131, Rating 87.5%

Creator Koyot Digital

Playing 131

Rating 87.5%

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Overview

Oakridge Nuclear Power Station puts you in charge of a working RBMK-1500 reactor: you start it up, run the turbines, manage cooling, and keep the grid supplied with power. This guide walks you through your first shift, the hazards that will kill you, and what it takes to earn the harder badges.

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Contents

01 Your first shift — getting power to the grid Step 02 Hazards that end your shift early Warn 03 Running the plant efficiently Tips 04 Solo play versus team play Table 05 Operator ranks and long-term goals Summary 06 Glossary Words 07 Common questions FAQ

Your first shift — getting power to the grid

Step

In short Connecting to the grid within 48 hours is the single goal your first session should be built around.

The game tracks whether you produce any power within 48 hours of joining. Fail that, and you earn the 'You're fired!' badge — not a reward you want.

Start the reactor learn the controls and bring the reactor online.
Connect to the grid send your generated power out to the network and pick up the 'Power to the people' badge.
Watch the clock if 48 hours pass without a single watt delivered, the shift ends in failure.

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Hazards that end your shift early

Warn

In short Three hazards in the plant can stop your run outright, and each one has a specific location or action tied to it.

The plant contains lethal risks that are easy to stumble into while you are still learning the layout.

Worth watching out for

Live wires in the bridge circuit room will electrocute you on contact do not touch them.

Radiation exposure accumulates, and reaching a fatal dose ends your run.

Letting the reactor go critical and blow up is the most dramatic failure and if you pull it off inside eight minutes, you earn the 'Speedrunner' badge instead.

Running the plant efficiently

Tips

In short Efficiency is measured against the demand the grid places on you.

The 'By the book' badge requires hitting 100% efficiency while meeting demand.

Tips worth knowing

Service pumps and valves on a regular schedule to keep the cooling system running cleanly.
Adjust turbine output to match what the grid is asking for.
Follow safety protocols when something goes wrong.
Selling more than 20 gigawatt-hours of power in a single day unlocks the 'Energy tycoon' badge.
A clean, controlled shutdown with no accidents earns 'OSHA would be proud'.

Solo play versus team play

Table

In short Both approaches work and lead to different badges.

The game supports solo operation and cooperative shifts.

Solo	completing a full shift alone earns 'Teamwork? Sounds like a liability'.
Mentoring	actively guiding newer players through a successful shift is the path to the 'Supervisor' badge.
Site operator points	earned through your operational record; the top-ranked player receives a special in-game tag.

Operator ranks and long-term goals

Summary

In short The badge ladder tracks your growth from new hire to Plant Director, and the site operator leaderboard rewards consistent performance.

Badges mark real milestones in your time with the plant.

Junior Operator　awarded after proving you grasped the basics.
Senior Operator　earned by demonstrating competence at running the reactor.
Seven Nights at Oakridge　completing a full week at the plant is its own separate achievement.
Site operator leaderboard　the number-one player for site operator points receives a special tag, added in Update 28.

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Glossary

RBMK-1500: The fictional reactor type at the centre of Oakridge — a hypothetical version of a real Soviet design, imagined here as built in the West.
Grid connection: Sending the electricity your turbines generate out to the external power network, which is the plant's core purpose.
Shift: A timed period of plant operation during which your decisions and output are measured.
Site operator points: Points accumulated through your operational record that determine your position on the plant's leaderboard.
Bridge circuit room: A specific area of the plant containing live wires that are lethal on contact.
Spent fuel pool: A pool inside the plant; throwing all the pizza into it is the condition for the '#1 Enemy of staff morale' badge.

Common questions

FAQ

What happens if I never produce power in the first 48 hours?

You earn the 'You're fired!' badge, which records the failure as an achievement rather than resetting the game outright.

Can one person really run the whole plant alone?

Yes — the 'Teamwork? Sounds like a liability' badge exists specifically for completing an entire shift without any help.

How do I earn the Supervisor badge?

The badge is awarded for sharing your knowledge and guiding other players to a successful outcome.

What is the site operator leaderboard tag?

Added in Update 28, a special in-game tag is given to the player sitting in first place for site operator points.

Updated Oct 16, 2026
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[🎉1 YEAR] Oakridge Nuclear Power Station Koyot Digital, Playing 131, Rating 87.5%

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