How many water pumps for a nuclear reactor?

[Baghdad_Bob]

ive got 16 of them for 3 nuclear reactors, it still doesnt give enough, Ive checked the pipes they keep jumping from 0-600, not sure why, ive got plenty of pumps saying 500-600. The water tanks also dont seem to be draining either......

[Mogges]

A pump gives 120 and a nuclear plant needs 300. This means 2,5 pumps are fine. I have 3 connected to one plant and it works. Do you have any inclines in your setup, so you could need pumps inbetween? When I recently built my nuclear site with 10 reactors, it took more than 30 min until everything was running smoothly with a flat and stable production curve. Nuclear plants seem to be a bit touchy in the beginning. ;-)
And seperate the feeding with water from each other, 3 pumps -> 1 plant....not all 16 pumps combined to one pipe and the separated into 3, this does not work as the maximum is 600 l / min with the big pipe.

[Baghdad_Bob]

Ah thank you very much! That is exactly what I did wrong, had 13 pumps using one pipe.

[Mogges]

You´r e welcome!
Just imagine 1600 items on a 60 / min belt.....nothing would really move. The same with 300 l and the 600 l pipe.