Reactor Flashcards
(95 cards)
1
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Responsibilities of reactor department
A
- Potable water
- Pollution abatement
- Steam
- High pressure + ship’s service air
2
Q
What are the uses for steam?
A
- Catapults
- Electricity
- Propulsion
- Re-boiler
3
Q
How many reactors are on board?
A
2
4
Q
What does dead in the water mean?
A
Loss of both reactors
5
Q
What is a RX scram?
A
• Emergency shutdown
6
Q
What does RX critical mean?
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Steady power level
7
Q
How many re-boilers are on board?
A
2
8
Q
1 reboiler location
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1A shaft alley
9
Q
2 reboiler location
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4B Shaft Alley
10
Q
List the loads provided by the reboilers
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- 50lb service steam system
- 100 lb laundry steam system
- Distilling plant air ejectors
- Auxiliary lube oil purifier heaters
- Main lube oil purifier heaters
11
Q
CSC
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Catapult Supervisory Control
12
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Purpose of CSC?
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Regulates the rate of refill of the catapult steam accumulators
13
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HPAC
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High-Pressure Air Compressors
14
Q
Purpose of HPAC?
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• 4200 pound air
15
Q
How many HPAC’s are onboard?
A
4
16
Q
Locations of 1 and 2 HPAC’s?
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1 main machinery room
17
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Locations of 3 and 4 HPAC’s?
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2 main machinery room
18
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List the uses of high-pressure air
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- Arresting gear lube
- Barricade engine dampening sheeves
- Catapults
- Elevators
- Emergency Air
- EDG starting Air
- SCBA
19
Q
SSAC
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Ships Service Air Compressors
20
Q
Purpose of SSAC?
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Provide low pressure air
21
Q
of SSAC’s onboard?
A
3
22
Q
Location of SSAC #1?
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Main Machinery Room
23
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Location of SSAC #2?
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Reactor Auxiliaries Room
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Location of SSAC #3?
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Main Machinery Room
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List the uses of low pressure air
* Dental
* Flight deck cameras
* Radar control panel air
* Pneumatic tool connections
* Air conditioning
* Laundry presses and dry cleaning units
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What is the purpose of the ships distilling plants?
* Convert sea water into potable water
| * Reactor make up water
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DU
Distilling Unit
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What types of distilling units do we have?
* 6 stage
* Horizontally mounted
* Flash type
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Locations of 1 and 2 DU’s
1 Main machinery room
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Locations of 3 and 4 DU’s
2 Main machinery room
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What is the maximum amount of water produced by 1 DU per day?
100,000 gallons
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How many pot water pumps are there?
4
33
State the primary purpose of the ships Emergency Diesel Generators
Provide electrical power to the reactor fuel pumps in case of a reactor shutdown
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EDG
Emergency Diesel Generators
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Secondary purpose of the ships Emergency Diesel Generators?
• Emergency electrical power when there’s a loss of ship service turbine generators/high volts shore power
36
State the purpose of the ship service turbine generators
• Uses steam to generate electricity for the ship while under way
37
How many SSTG’s are onboard?
4
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Locations of 1 and 2 SSTG’s?
1 Main Machinery Room
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Locations of 3 and 4 SSTG’s?
2 Main machinery room
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CTG
Coolant Turbine Generators
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Purpose of CTG
• Powers reactor coolant pumps
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of CTG’s?
4
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Location of 1 and 2 Reactor Auxiliaries room
1. Reactor Auxiliaries Room
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Location of 3 and 4 Reactor Auxiliaries room
2. Reactor Auxiliaries Room
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Who is overall in charge of reactor department?
Reactor Officer
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What is reactor controls division responsible for?
• Maintenance/operation of the reactor’s electronic equipment
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What rate is RC division comprised of?
ET’s
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What rate is RE division comprised of?
EM’s
49
What is reactor laboratories division responsible for?
* Maintaining reactor plant, steam plant, and re-boiler water chemistry
* Radiological control
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What rate is the RL division comprised of?
MM’s
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What is reactor mechanical division responsible for?
• Maintenance/operation of reactor plant machinery
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What is reactor propulsion division responsible for?
• Maintenance and operation of propulsion equipment located in the main machinery rooms
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What rate is the RP division comprised of?
MM’s
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What is reactor auxiliaries division responsible for?
Maintenance and operation of the EDG’s
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What race is RA division comprised of?
ENs and MMS
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TLD
Thermal Luminescent Dosimeter
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Purpose of TLD?
Measures the amount of radiation the wearer is exposed to
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EOOW
location?
Engineering officer of the watch
• DCC
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LD
Location?
Load dispatcher
•DCC
60
PPWO
Location?
Propulsion plant watch officer
#1 or #2 EOS
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EOS
Location?
Enclosed operating station
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CMO
Location?
Chief Machinery Operator
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Name the watch standers in machinery room
* Reactor Auxiliaries Watch
* Charging Station Watch
* Feed Control Watch
* Feed Pump Watch
* Engineering Lab Tech
* Reactor Electrician
* Reactor Operator
* Throttleman Watch
* Log Recorder
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RAW
Reactor Auxiliaries Watch
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CSW
Charging Station Watch
66
FCW
Feed Control Watch
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FPW
Feed Pump Watch
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CGW
Coolant Generator Watch
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IW
Instrument Watch
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RE
Reactor Electrician
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ELT
Engineering Laboratory Technician
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RO
Reactor Operator
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TW
Throttleman Watch
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LR
Log Recorder
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Watch standers inside machinery room
* Upper Level Watch
* Lower Level Watch
* Ship’s Generator Watch
* Auxiliary Watch
* Reboiler Watch
* Machinery Electrician
* Shaft Alley Control
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ULW
Upper level watch
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LLW
Lower-level watch
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AO
Auxiliary watch
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SGW
Ships generator watch
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ME
Machinery electrician
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RBW
Re-boiler watch
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SAP
Shaft Alley patrol
83
State the purpose of the main engines
Convert thermal energy from steam to move the ship
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How many main reduction gears do we have?
4
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How do we use the lock shaft?
Shaft locking device
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What was the first nuclear powered vessel?
USS NAUTILUS
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What was the first nuclear powered surface ship?
USS LONGBEACH
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What was the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier?
USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)
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Who is the father of naval nuclear power?
Hyman G. Rickover
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State advantages of nuclear power versus fossil fuel
* Less pollution
| * Longer periods between fueling
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What is the fuel used in our reactors?
• Fuel grade Uranium-235
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Explain how a nuclear reaction produces usable energy
Nuclear fission of UR-235 releases neutrons which collide with water molecules producing heat
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Which reactor design is used on board?
A4W
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What does ORSE stand for?
Operational Reactor Safeguards Examination
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What is ORSE?
Annual inspection of our RX department to ensure safe operation of the reactors
