Reactor 👍🏾 72 Flashcards

1
Q

Father of Naval nuclear power

A

Admiral Hyman G. Rickover

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2
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First naval nuclear powered vessel

A

USS nautilus

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3
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First nuclear powered surface ship

A

USS long beach

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4
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First nuclear powered aircraft carrier

A

USS enterprise CVN65

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5
Q

Reactor Officer

A

Commander Robinson

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6
Q

What is a TLD

A

Thermo-Luminescent dosimeter

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7
Q

What does a TLD do

A

measures radiation exposure

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8
Q

When to wear TLD

A

When in the propulsion plants while operating or in Radiation area

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9
Q

Where is the reactor controlled from

A

Enclosed Operating Station (EOS)

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10
Q

Who contols the RX

A

reactor operator

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11
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Who is in charge of EOS and the propulsion plant

A

Propulsion plant watch officer

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12
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Who is the roving supervisory watchstander in charge of the propulsion plant

A

propulsion plant watch supervisor

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13
Q

Who is in charge of both propulsion plants and engineering spaces

A

engineering officer of the watch

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14
Q

Responsible for electric plant

A

load dispatcher

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15
Q

Who does EOOW report to

A

Officer Of the deck

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16
Q

What is reactor scram

A

rapid shut down of the reactor

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17
Q

Reactor critical means ..

A

Reactor is operating and producing power

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18
Q

Cross connected steam plants means…

A

steam is being supplied to both propulsion plants from 1 reactor

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19
Q

Dead in the water

A

a loss of both reactors, electric plant being carried by EDG

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20
Q

Restricted maneuvering doctrine

A

A state the ship operates in to provide maximum propulsion, electrical, and navigational reliability.

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21
Q

MTT

A

mobile training team

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22
Q

ORSE

A

operational reactor safeguards exam

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23
Q

purpose of MTT and ORSE

A

evaluate reactor department’s ability to safely operate the reactors.

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24
Q

SPM

A

steam plant manual

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25
Q

RPM

A

reactor plant manual

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26
Q

Type of fuel used by reactor

A

Enriched Uranium

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27
Q

A4W

A

aircraft carrier core, 4th design, Westinghouse

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28
Q

Reactor design

A

Pressurized water reactor

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29
Q

How does the reactor produce usable energy

A

Heat produced from fission is used to create steam in the secondary that powers turbines for electricity and propulsion

30
Q

advantages of reactor power over fossil fuels

A

refueled every 25 years. Allows more fuel for aircrafts. No smoke stacks

31
Q

RC

A

Reactor Controls

32
Q

RE

A

Reactor Electrical

33
Q

RL

A

Reactor Laboratory

34
Q

RM

A

Reactor Mechanical

35
Q

RA

A

Reactor Auxilaries

36
Q

RP

A

Reactor Propulsopm

37
Q

RXDC

A

Reactor Damage control

38
Q

RT

A

Reactor Training

39
Q

Classify the reduction gears

A

double reduction, double helical, articulated, locked train, folded

40
Q

GV

A

Guard Valve

41
Q

Trailed shaft

A

main engine guard valve is shut

42
Q

ABT

A

automatic bus transfer

43
Q

MBT

A

manual bus transfer

44
Q

why do we use 4160v system

A

higher voltage, lower current, smaller equipment

45
Q

EPCP

A

electric plant control panel

46
Q

Voltage regulator unit

A

regulates voltage and provides voltage drop characteristics to share reactive loading

47
Q

HVSP sponson location

A

FWD- Hanger bay 1 stbd side AFT- Hanger bay2 stbd side

48
Q

How does nuclear fission produce energy

A

neutron absorbed by uranium split into neutrons, protons, and gammas

49
Q

Air compressors onboard

A

9 Low pressure air plant (100-125)

4 High pressure air compressors (3500-4200)

50
Q

Load off LP air

A

Pneumatic tools, propulsion plant valves

51
Q

Load off HP air

A

EDG starting air, low pressure air backup

52
Q

How to make potable water

A

distilling units (DU)

53
Q

Classify Distilling units

A

6 stage, flash type, low pressure, 100,000 gpd

54
Q

How many DUs

A

4

55
Q

How much water is used for propulsion plant per day

A

200,000 gpd

56
Q

how do we produce electrical power onboard

A

Ship’s service turbine generators

57
Q

SSTG rating

A

4160V, 8MW

58
Q

How many SSTGs

A

4

59
Q

SSTG backup

A

emergency diesel generators (EDG)

60
Q

How many EDGs

A

4

61
Q

EDG rating

A

4160V, 2MW

62
Q

Primary purpose of EDG

A

supply power to the reactor fill pumps

63
Q

How many main engines

A

4

64
Q

what makes steam for hotel services

A

Steam reboilers

65
Q

How many reboilers

A

2

66
Q

Why use reboilers

A

Secondary steam loop to prevent contamination of the propulsion plant from sources

67
Q

Loads off the reboiler

A

Laundry steam, Galley steam, Hot water heaters, Sea chest steamout connections, D/U air ejectors, Catapult cylinders

68
Q

Describe a simplified primary loop

A

pump circulates water through RX to S/G to cool RX and heat water in S/G for steam

69
Q

1 RAR location

A

Near legal

70
Q

1 MMR location

A

D.C. Central

71
Q

2 RAR location

A

Aft mess decks

72
Q

2 MMR location

A

Aft mess decks