Fission Battery (Fallout 3)

Fission Battery is one of the ingredients in constructing the Railway Rifle.

Functionality
The Term "Fission Battery" seems to imply that its functionality is somehow linked to the process of nuclear fission, which is used to generate nuclear energy and constitutes the basis for any nuclear weapon. Even though the exact workings of this item are never explained, it demonstrates the obsession of the pre-war society of Fallout 3 with any nuclear equipment (see also: Divergence). As the batteries can often be found in robots, they seem to be their primary energy source. After more than 200 years of inaction, some of the robots can be reactivated, demonstrating that the batteries are a very reliable energy storage. They are used as a component for the Railway Rifle. Their weight makes them a powerful ammunation type for the Rock-It Launcher. They can also be sold for a good price.

Item Locations
Fission Batteries can be found all over the wastes, usually in Tool Boxes or destroyed Robots.


 * 9 are located in Horace Pinkerton's lab in the broken bow of Rivet City.
 * 2 are located next to a First Aid Box on a table, directly to the right of Vault 92's vault door.
 * 2 can be found on a shelf near Protectron's desk.
 * 1 can usually be found in the Mechanist's Forge in the Robot Repair Center.
 * 5 are located in Hubris Comics Printing on the lower level, 1st room on your right at the bottom of the SE corner stairs.
 * 2 can be found in a crate by Dr. Lesko's desk in the the Marigold Ant Queen's chamber
 * 2 Can be found Next to the VAPL-84 Power Station in the truck guarded by 1 or 2 Yao Guai
 * 1 Can be found in the kitchen in Zane House
 * A great number of fission batteries can be found in the Point Lookout expansion. They will often be found in places you might not expect, such as in suitcases or wardrobes.

Related Pages

 * Railway Rifle
 * Custom-built weapon components
 * The killer machine