Reactor

Question 1

How many reactors do we have

Answer 1

2

Question 2

What type of reactor do we have

Answer 2

Pressurized water

Question 3

Why is it pressurized

Answer 3

Prevents boiling

Question 4

Where are the reactors located

Answer 4

1 in each RAR

Question 5

What does RAR stand for

Answer 5

Reactor Auxiliary Room

Question 6

What type of fuel do we use In the reactor

Answer 6

Enriched uranium 235

Question 7

How many steam generators do we have

Answer 7

4 per plant

Question 8

Where are the generators located

Answer 8

4 in each RAR

Question 9

What are the phases of the steam cycle

Answer 9

Generation, expansion condensation, feed

Question 10

How many cooling turbine generators do we have

Answer 10

4

Question 11

How many ships service turbine generators do we have

Answer 11

4

Question 12

Where are the turbine generators located

Answer 12

2 in each MMR

Question 13

What does MMR stand for

Answer 13

main machinery room

Question 14

What is the purpose of the SSTGs

Answer 14

Provides 4160VAC to switchgear and load centers

Question 15

What is SSTG stepped down to

Answer 15

440VAC

Question 16

What does EDG stand for

Answer 16

Emergency Diesel Generator

Question 17

What’s the purpose of the EDG

Answer 17

Backup power

Question 18

How many EDG do we have

Answer 18

4

Question 19

What kind of fuel do we use for EDG

Answer 19

JP-5

Question 20

How many main engines do we have

Answer 20

4

Question 21

State the three basic parts of the main engine

Answer 21

(HP)(LP) turbines, reduction gear

Question 22

How much horse power is in each engine

Answer 22

70,000 HP

Question 23

Where are the engines located

Answer 23

2 in each MMR

Question 24

What engines are in 1 MMR

Answer 24

1 and 4

Question 25

How many distilling units do we have

Answer 25

4

Question 26

What type of distilling units are they

Answer 26

6 stage flash type

Question 27

Where are the distilling units located

Answer 27

2 in each MMR

Question 28

How much can one DU produce per day

Answer 28

100,000 gallons per day

Question 29

What is the recommended usage per person (DU)

Answer 29

35 gallons

Question 30

How many reboilers do we have

Answer 30

2

Question 31

Where are the reboilers located

Answer 31

1A and 4B shaft alleys

Question 32

What does the reboilers provide

Answer 32

Hotel services (laundry/gallery/scullery hot water

Question 33

How many HPACs do we have

Answer 33

4

Question 34

Where are the HPACs located

Answer 34

2 in each MMR

Question 35

What type of pressure do HPACs

Answer 35

3500-4200 PSI

Question 36

How many LPACs do we have What pressure do they provide

Answer 36

3 125 PSI

Question 37

What does DFT stand for

Answer 37

Deaerating Feed Tank

Question 38

What was the first nuclear vessel What type of ship was it

Answer 38

USS Nautilus SSN

Question 39

What was the first nuclear powered surface ship What type of ship was it

Answer 39

USS Long Beach CGN

Question 40

What was the first nuclear power aircraft carrier

Answer 40

USS Enterprise

Question 41

Who was the father of naval nuclear power

Answer 41

ADM Hyman G. Rickover

Question 42

What is the purpose of the main thrust bearing

Answer 42

Transmits the thrust of the screw to the hull of the ship

Question 43

What is the purpose of the jacking gear

Answer 43

Turns the shaft slowly during in port to help start up

Question 44

What is the purpose of the reduction gear

Answer 44

Change high speed to lower better speed to shaft

Question 45

What is the purpose of the guarding valve

Answer 45

Emergency stop of stream to main engines

Question 46

What is reactor critical

Answer 46

Self sustaining nuclear chain reaction

Question 47

What is reactor scram

Answer 47

Rapid shutdown of the reactor

Question 48

What does TLD stand for What’s the purpose

Answer 48

Thermo-Luminescent Dosimeter Records radiation exposure

Question 49

What does EOS stand for

Answer 49

Enclosed Operating Station

Question 50

What does MPA stand for

Answer 50

Main Propulsion Assistant

Question 51

What does the RMA stand for

Answer 51

Reactor Mechanical Assistant

Question 52

State the REACTOR watches in DCC

Answer 52

EOOW, Load Dispatcher, water control watch

Question 53

***bonus ** How many reactors did the Big E have

Answer 53

8

Question 54

List the divisions within reactor

Answer 54

RA, RM, RC, RE, RL, M-div Auxiliares Mechanical Control Electrical Laboratories Machinery division