diff --git a/code/game/machinery/autolathe/autolathe.dm b/code/game/machinery/autolathe/autolathe.dm
index 34703a7c10e..692c9c93cce 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/autolathe/autolathe.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/autolathe/autolathe.dm
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 	var/atom/print_loc
 
-	var/list/stored_material =  list(DEFAULT_WALL_MATERIAL = 0, MATERIAL_GLASS = 0, MATERIAL_ALUMINIUM = 0, MATERIAL_PLASTIC = 0, MATERIAL_LEAD = 0)
-	var/list/storage_capacity = list(DEFAULT_WALL_MATERIAL = 0, MATERIAL_GLASS = 0, MATERIAL_ALUMINIUM = 0, MATERIAL_PLASTIC = 0, MATERIAL_LEAD = 0)
+	var/list/stored_material =  list(DEFAULT_WALL_MATERIAL = 0, MATERIAL_GLASS = 0, MATERIAL_ALUMINIUM = 0, MATERIAL_PLASTIC = 0, MATERIAL_LEAD = 0, MATERIAL_PHORON = 0)
+	var/list/storage_capacity = list(DEFAULT_WALL_MATERIAL = 0, MATERIAL_GLASS = 0, MATERIAL_ALUMINIUM = 0, MATERIAL_PLASTIC = 0, MATERIAL_LEAD = 0, MATERIAL_PHORON = 0)
 	var/show_category = "All"
 
 	var/hacked = FALSE
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@
 	storage_capacity[MATERIAL_ALUMINIUM] = mb_rating * 25000
 	storage_capacity[MATERIAL_PLASTIC] = mb_rating * 12500
 	storage_capacity[MATERIAL_LEAD] = mb_rating * 12500
+	storage_capacity[MATERIAL_PHORON] = mb_rating * 12500
 	build_time = 50 / man_rating
 	mat_efficiency = 1.1 - man_rating * 0.1 // Normally, price is 1.25 the amount of material, so this shouldn't go higher than 0.8. Maximum rating of parts is 3
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/circuitboards/circuitboard.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/circuitboards/circuitboard.dm
index 3d8038ce1e5..21291c2d01c 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/circuitboards/circuitboard.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/circuitboards/circuitboard.dm
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 	var/list/req_components
 	var/contain_parts = 1
 
+	recyclable = TRUE
+	matter = list(MATERIAL_GLASS = 500, MATERIAL_PHORON = 10)
+
 /obj/item/circuitboard/feedback_hints(mob/user, distance, is_adjacent)
 	. += ..()
 	if(build_path)
diff --git a/code/modules/power/cable.dm b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
index 2c0a61acc2f..3cec86a9658 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/cable.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ By design, d1 is the smallest direction and d2 is the highest
 	w_class = WEIGHT_CLASS_SMALL
 	throw_speed = 2
 	throw_range = 5
-	matter = list(DEFAULT_WALL_MATERIAL = 50, MATERIAL_GLASS = 20)
+	matter = list(DEFAULT_WALL_MATERIAL = 50, MATERIAL_GLASS = 20, MATERIAL_PHORON = 3)
 	recyclable = TRUE
 	obj_flags = OBJ_FLAG_CONDUCTABLE
 	item_flags = ITEM_FLAG_HELD_MAP_TEXT
diff --git a/code/modules/research/designs/circuit/circuits.dm b/code/modules/research/designs/circuit/circuits.dm
index 938f1e3efb2..1881e6b806a 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/designs/circuit/circuits.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/designs/circuit/circuits.dm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /datum/design/circuit
 	build_type = IMPRINTER
 	req_tech = list(TECH_DATA = 2)
-	materials = list(MATERIAL_GLASS = 2000)
+	materials = list(MATERIAL_GLASS = 2000, MATERIAL_PHORON = 25)
 	chemicals = list(/singleton/reagent/acid = 20)
 
 /datum/design/circuit/AssembleDesignDesc()
diff --git a/html/changelogs/hellfirejag-phoron-scarcity-circuits.yml b/html/changelogs/hellfirejag-phoron-scarcity-circuits.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d8bc8673cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/hellfirejag-phoron-scarcity-circuits.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+author: Hellfirejag
+delete-after: True
+changes:
+  - rscadd: "Circuit Imprinters now require a tiny amount of phoron for lining the superconducting elements in the trace of all modern electronics."
+  - rscadd: "Power cables also now require a tiny amount of phoron for enabling the handling of ultra-high current required by modern starships."
+  - rscadd: "Circuitboards can now be recycled."