Fission Battery (Fallout 3)

A fission battery is one of the components used in construction of the railway rifle. The recipe for moonshine also 'requires' Fission Batteries, apparently for that "extra kick".

Functionality
The term "fission battery" seems to imply that the device's functionality is somehow linked to the process of nuclear fission, which is used to generate electrical energy. Even though the exact workings of this item are never explained, it demonstrates the obsession of the pre-War American society of the Fallout universe with nuclear technology (see also: Divergence). However, achieving nuclear fission in one battery cell is still an amazing feat. 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 form of energy storage. They are used as a component for the railway rifle.

In post-war society, the fission battery has taken on the role of an on-hand generator. Throughout the Mojave Wasteland, fission batteries can be found in New Vegas streets, remote shacks in the wastes, and reoccupied suburban homes. They are used for powering a wide range of devices like street lamps, electronic signs, light-bulbs, and other household appliances, while being easily scavenged from the common Robot or appliance store, making it invaluable to the common wastelander in the absence of a reliable power grid.

Locations
Fission Batteries are located throughout the Capital Wasteland, The Pitt, Point Lookout and Adams Air Force Base, 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.
 * 3 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 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
 * 1 can be found in the Yao Guai Tunnels, behind you on a shelf near where the scripted Yao Guai runs past.
 * 2 can be found on a table in Smith Casey's Garage.
 * 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 quests

 * Reilly's Rangers (quest)
 * A fission battery is required for fixing an access elevator during Reilly's Rangers, at the top of the Statesman Hotel. One can be found inside the hotel, but it is much easier to keep one extra in inventory and bring it along for the quest.
 * A Spoonful of Whiskey
 * Fission batteries are also required for the Point Lookout repeatable quest, A Spoonful of Whiskey.
 * Cass' Moonshine
 * A Fission battery is required to make Cass's Moonshine in Fallout: New Vegas.