So I've played with reactors a lot using uranium, thorium, and plutonium. I like to be efficient, so I prefer to balance efficiency and total output. Efficiency is how much power you get per cell. I shoot for between 4 and 5, max possible efficiency is 7, anything below 3.5 is bad, unless you just have a ton of resources. So here are the reactors that I run, and came up with myself and with the collaboration of Detoxii. All of them are full cycle, and fairly expensive. Only my Uranium only design uses Iridium Neutron Reflectors.
Uranium Only (230 EU/t, Total 46million eu, Eff 4.6) http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…ngn055wk5pjti3diliw51p0jk
Thorium Only (192 EU/t, Total 192million EU, Eff 4.8 ) http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…ymr066uzbmyxzaz4mx5hgdips
After experimenting with plutonium, I've come to the conclusion that a plutonium only reactor isn't feasible if you desire efficiency instead of burst energy, so I've combined thorium and plutonium. You'll need to replace the cells, but a RedPower 2 filter or BuildCraft 3 Autarchic Gate makes that simple.
Thorium/Plutonium Hybrid (353 EU/t, Total 353million, Eff 4.93) http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…ctuxdr970el0uge9eqebhmbcw
Now you can put another single plutonium cell on the above design for increased output and efficiency, but the fourth plutonium only gives 50 eu/t whereas the 3 in this design give 90, 90 and 130. So that one plutonium cell that gives 50 isn't very efficient.
Breeder that uses Thorium (20 Cells recharged at a time, total of 200 recharged, 20 every 5000 seconds) http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…sn30t3yg1d5a3wg7fys2q4dmo
I always welcome improvement to my designs, I'm not claiming that they're the best. I hope you guys find these useful!