An advanced reactor unit, which produces tremendous amounts of clean energy from small amounts of naquadah -- a rare mineral not found in our own solar system. Earth was given naquadah reactor technology by the Orbanians, and a workable prototype was developed at the S.G.C. by Samantha Carter. The reactor's end use is as a naquadah generator, which can be used to power a gate without a D.H.D. on another world for manual dial-out, and which are heavily relied upon by the Atlantis expedition to power the ancient city in the distant Pegasus Galaxy. A naquadah generator can also be set to overload and cause a major explosion. KEY EPISODE(S) - Learning Curve - Merrin, a young Orbanian girl, helps Carter to develop a naquadah reactor prototype. New Ground - With no DHD to be found on an alien world, SG-1 takes along a naquadah reactor, in order to power the gate and dial home manually. Scorched Earth - O'Neill orders Carter to rig a naquadah reactor to serve as a huge bomb, in an attempt to stop a terraforming ship that is about to wipe out a colony. 48 Hours - With heavy influence by Daniel Jackson, the U.S. government agrees to share naquadah reactor technology with Russia, as a source of clean energy. Lifeboat - Carter brings a naquadah generator to P2A-347 to recharge the power systems of the Stromos and revive the individuals sleeping Talthuns within. Space Race - The S.G.C. loans Warrick a naquadah reactor to power his ship, the Seberus, in the Loop of Kon Garat. Carter accompanies the device to participate in the race. Lost City, Part 2 - O'Neill requires a naquadah generator to modify the rings on a Tel'tak bound for Proclarush. He eventually the device to drill a hole in the ice of Antarctica, gaining access to the Ancient outpost of Atlantus. Rising, Part 1 - The Atlantis expedition brings naquadah generators to the Pegasus Galaxy, where they are used to power the lost city of the Ancients -- though they can't come close to matching the power output of Zero Point Modules. Critical Mass - Auxiliary naquadah generators are reactivated to augment the power supply in Atlantis when the Z.P.M. is disconnected. Ethon - Carter and Captain Marks attempt to rig a naquadah reactor to augment the damaged Prometheus's sub-light drive, but the ship is destroyed before they can implement their work.  |
