Monroville said:
As far as having an open shaft to the reactor below so he can look down and see it... well its not like his tower is a revolving resturant or something. If he wanted to bask in reactor goodness, wouldn't his chair be right above the shaft elevator, so he can drink a smoothie and look down that deep, long shaft all day long? Kinda hard to look down it if your chair is about 40 to 50 feet away.

Even a Sith Lord needs a stroll every once in a while. Deep vein thrombosis is no laughing matter :P