diff --git a/code/game/machinery/recharger.dm b/code/game/machinery/recharger.dm
index be6b05968b2..494d5bd0a38 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/recharger.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/recharger.dm
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ obj/machinery/recharger
 	if (src.charging || src.charging2)
 		return
 	if (istype(G, /obj/item/weapon/gun/energy))
+		if (istype(G, /obj/item/weapon/gun/energy/general/nuclear))
+			user << "Your gun's recharge port was removed to make room for a miniaturized reactor."
+			return
 		user.drop_item()
 		G.loc = src
 		src.charging = G
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/guns_ammo.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/guns_ammo.dm
index 8c6c8985b8a..4ebb45a94db 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/guns_ammo.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/guns_ammo.dm
@@ -959,6 +959,39 @@ obj/item/weapon/gun/revolver/attackby(obj/item/weapon/ammo/a357/A as obj, mob/us
 
 	var/mode = 2
 
+	nuclear
+		name = "Advanced Energy Gun"
+		desc = "An energy gun with an experimental miniaturized reactor."
+		var/critfail = 0
+
+		New()
+			charge()
+
+		proc/charge()
+			if(charges < maximum_charges)
+				if(failcheck())
+					charges++ //If the gun isn't fully charged, and it doesn't suffer a failure, add a charge.
+					update_icon()
+			if(!critfail)
+				spawn(50) charge()
+
+		proc/failcheck()
+			if (prob(src.reliability)) return 1 //No failure
+			if (prob(src.reliability))
+				for (var/mob/M in range(0,src)) //Only a minor failure, enjoy your radiation if you're in the same tile or carrying it
+					if (src in M.contents)
+						M << "\red Your gun feels pleasantly warm for a moment."
+					else
+						M << "\red You feel a warm sensation."
+					src.loc:radiation += rand(1,40)
+			else
+				for (var/mob/M in range(rand(1,4),src)) //Big failure, TIME FOR RADIATION BITCHES
+					if (src in M.contents)
+						M << "\red Your gun's reactor overloads!"
+					M << "\red You feel a wave of heat wash over you."
+					M.radiation += 100
+				critfail = 1 //break the gun so it stops recharging
+
 	update_icon()
 		var/ratio = src.charges / maximum_charges
 		ratio = round(ratio, 0.25) * 100
diff --git a/code/game/research/designs.dm b/code/game/research/designs.dm
index 3553ed935c3..1fdff5dccaf 100644
--- a/code/game/research/designs.dm
+++ b/code/game/research/designs.dm
@@ -633,6 +633,22 @@ datum
 			reliability_base = 74
 			build_path = "/obj/item/device/mass_spectrometer/adv"
 
+/////////////////////////////////////////
+/////////////////Weapons/////////////////
+/////////////////////////////////////////
+
+		nuclear_gun
+			name = "Advanced Energy Gun"
+			desc = "An energy gun with an experimental miniaturized reactor."
+			id = "nuclear_gun"
+			req_tech = list("combat" = 2, "materials" = 5, "powerstorage" = 3)
+			build_type = PROTOLATHE
+			materials = list("$metal" = 5000, "$glass" = 1000, "$uranium" = 500)
+			reliability_base = 76
+			build_path = "/obj/item/weapon/gun/energy/general/nuclear"
+
+
+
 /////////////////////////////////////////
 //////////////////Test///////////////////
 /////////////////////////////////////////