REACTOR Flashcards

1
Q

Who is the father of naval nuclear power?

A

Hyman G. Rickover

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2
Q

What was the first nuclear powered vessel?

A

USS Nautilus

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3
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What was the first nuclear powered surface ship?

A

USS Long Beach

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4
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What was the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier?

A

USS Enterprise (CVN65)

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5
Q

Who is the Reactor Officer?

A

CAPT Bieraugel

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6
Q

What is a TLD?

A

Thermo-Luminescent Dosimeter

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7
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What does a TLD do?

A

Measures radiation exposure received by the person wearing it

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8
Q

When are you required to wear a TLD?

A

when in the propulsion plants while they are operating or in a posted “Radiation Area”

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9
Q

Where is the Reactor controlled from?

A

Enclosed Operating System (EOS)

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10
Q

Who controls the Reactor?

A

Reactor Operator

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11
Q

Who is in charge of EOS and the Propulsion Plant?

A

Propulsion Plant Watch Officer (PPWO)

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12
Q

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

A

Propulsion Plant Watch Supervisor (PPWS)

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13
Q

Who is in charge of both Propulsion Plants and Engineering spaces?

A

Engineering Officer of the Watch (EOOW)

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14
Q

Who is responsible for the electric plant?

A

Load Dispatcher

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15
Q

Who does the EOOW report to?

A

OOD

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16
Q

What is Reactor SCRAM?

A

Rapid shut down of the reactor

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17
Q

What does it mean for the reactor to be “critical”?

A

the reactor is operating and producing power

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18
Q

What does cross connected steam plants mean?

A

steam is being supplied to both propulsion plants from one reactor

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19
Q

What does DIW (Dead in Water) mean?

A

A loss of both reactors, electric plant being carried by EDG’s

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20
Q

What is Restricted Manuevering Doctrine?

A

a state that the ship operates in to provide maximum propulsion, electrical, and navigational reliability

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21
Q

What does MTT stand for?

A

Mobile Training Team

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22
Q

What is ORSE?

A

Operational Reactor Safeguards Exam

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23
Q

What does MTT and ORSE do?

A

Evaluates Reactor Department’s ability to safely operate the Reactors

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24
Q

What does SPM stand for?

A

Steam Plant Manual

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25
Q

What does RPM stand for?

A

Reactor Plant Manual

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26
Q

What type of fuel do the reactors use?

A

Enriched Uranium

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27
Q

What does A4W stand for?

A

Air craft carrier core, 4th design, Westinghouse

28
Q

What type of design is the Reactor?

A

Pressurized Water Reactor

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

What are some advantages of Reactor Power over fossil fuels?

A
  • refueling only twice in the ships life (every 25 years)
  • allows more fuel to be carried onboard for aircraft
  • does not produce waste in to air that would make it harder for planes to land
31
Q

What does RC stand for?

A

Reactor Controls

32
Q

What does RE stand for?

A

Reactor Electrical

33
Q

What does RL stand for?

A

Reactor Laboratory

34
Q

What does RM stand for?

A

Reactor Mechanical

35
Q

What does RA stand for?

A

Reactor Auxilaries

36
Q

Classify the reduction gears:

A

Double Reduction, Double Helical, Articulated, Locked Train, Folded

37
Q

What does GV stand for?

A

Guard Valve

38
Q

What does Trailed Shaft mean?

A

Main Engine Guard Valve is shut

39
Q

What does ABT stand for?

A

Automatic bus transfer

40
Q

What does MBT stand for?

A

Manual bus transfer

41
Q

Why doe we use 4160V system?

A

Higher voltage, Lower current, Smaller equipment

42
Q

What does EPCP stand for?

A

Electric Plant Control Panel

43
Q

What is the Voltage Regulator Unit?

A

Regulates voltage and provides voltage droop characteristics to share reactive loading

44
Q

Where are the HVSP sponsons located? (High Volt Shore Power)

A

FWD- HB1 STBD SIDE

AFT- HB2 STBD SIDE

45
Q

What type of air compressors do we have onboard?

A

Low Pressure Air Plants (100-125)

High Pressure Air Compressors (3500-4200)

46
Q

How many LPAPs and how many HPACs?

A

9 LPAPs, 4 HPACs

47
Q

How do we make potable water?

A

Distilling Units

48
Q

Classify the distilling units:

A

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

49
Q

How many distilling units?

A

4

50
Q

Where are the distilling units located?

A

1&2- MMR1 3&4- MMR2

51
Q

How much water is used on the propusion plant per day?

A

200,000gpd

52
Q

How do we produce electrical power onboard?

A

Ships Service Turbine Generator (SSTG)

53
Q

How many SSTG’s?

A

4

54
Q

What are the SSTG’s rated for?

A

4160V, 3 Phase, 8 MegaWatt, 60Hertz

55
Q

What is the backup to the SSTG’s?

A

Emergency Diesel Generators

56
Q

How many EDG’s?

A

4

57
Q

What are the EDG’s rated for?

A

4160V, 2 MegaWatt

58
Q

How many main engines do we have?

A

4

59
Q

How many reboilers are there?

A

2

60
Q

Purpose of Reboilers:

A

Prevents cross contamination of ships service steam steam supply and main steam supply. #1 located in 1A shaft alley. #2 located in 4B shaft alley

61
Q

How many catapults are there?

A

4

62
Q

What is CSC?

A

Catapult Supervisory Control

63
Q

Who is the ARO?

A

CDR Chambers

64
Q

What is the job of the Throttleman Watch?

A

controls the speed of the ship, receives orders from the bridge

65
Q

What does NPSH stand for?

A

Net Positive Suction Head

66
Q

What are the CTG’s rated for?

A

4160v, 3 phase, 8 Megawatt, Variable Frequency

67
Q

What are the EDG’s used for?

A

To power reactor fill pumps, to provide emergency power to A/C