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Reactor Flashcards

1
Q

Who was the father of naval nuclear power?

A

Hyman G. Rickover

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2
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What was the first naval nuclear powered vessel?

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USS Nautilus

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3
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What was the first nuclear powered surface ship?

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USS Long Beach

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4
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What was the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier?

A

USS Enterprise

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5
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Who is the Reactor Officer?

A

CAPT Bieurogle

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6
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What is a TLD?

A

Thermo-luminescent dosimeter

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7
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What does a TLD do?

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Measures the radiation exposure received by person wearing it

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8
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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
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Where is the reactor controlled from?

A

EOS Enclosed Operating Station

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10
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Who controls 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
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Who is in charge of both Propulsion Plants and Engineering spaces?

A

Engineering Officer of the Watch (EOOW)

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14
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Who is responsible for the Electric Plant?

A

Load Dispatcher

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15
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Who does the EOOW report to?

A

Officer of the Deck (OOD)

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16
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What is a Reactor Scram?

A

Rapid shutdown of the Reactor

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17
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What does it mean for the Reactor to be Critical?

A

The Reactor is operating and producing power

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18
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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 Dead in the Water mean?

A

A loss of both reactors, electric plant being carried by EDGs

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20
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How often are the reactors purged?

A

Annually

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21
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What is Restricted Maneuvering Doctrine?

A

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

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22
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What does MTT stand for?

A

Mobile Training Team

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23
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What is ORSE?

A

Operational Reactor Safeguards Exam

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24
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What does MTT and ORSE do?

A

Evaluates Reactor Department’s ability to safely operate the Reactors

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25
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What is SPM?

A

Steam Plant Manual

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26
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What is RPM?

A

Reactor Plant Manual

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27
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What type of fuel do the Reactors use?

A

Enriched Uranium

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28
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What does A4W stand for?

A

Aircraft Carrier Core, 4th design, Westinghouse

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29
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What type of design is the Reactor?

A

Pressurized Water Reactor

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30
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How does the reactor produce usable energy?

A

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

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31
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What are some advantages of reactor power over fossil fuels?

A

Refueling 2 a lifetime (every 25 years)

Allows more fuel to be stored for aircraft

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32
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RC

A

Reactor Controls

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33
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RE

A

Reactor Electrical

34
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RL

A

Reactor Laboratory

35
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RM

A

Reactor Mechanical

36
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RA

A

Reactor Auxiliaries

37
Q

Classify the reduction gears.

A

Double reduction, double helical, articulate, locked train, folded

38
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GV

A

Guard Valve

39
Q

What does Trailed Shaft mean?

A

Main Engine Guard Valve is shut

40
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ABT

A

Automatic Bus Transfer

41
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MBT

A

Manual Bus Transfer

42
Q

Why do we use 4160 volt system?

A

Higher voltage, less current, smaller equipment

43
Q

EPCP

A

Electric Plant Control Panel

44
Q

What is the Voltage Regulator Unit?

A

Regulates voltage and provides voltage droop characteristics to share reactive loading

45
Q

Where are the HVSP sponson located?

A

FWD HB1 STBD; AFT HB2 STBD

46
Q

Describe how nuclear fission produces energy.

A

Fission produces heat; heat used to heat up primary coolant (water) to produce steam to power turbines (major steam load) ie main engine, electricity

47
Q

What type of air compressors do we have onboard?

A

Low Pressure Air Plants

High Pressure Air Compressors

48
Q

How many of each?

A

9 LPAP; 4 HPAC

49
Q

HPAC locations

A

1&2: 1MMR

3&4: 2MMR

50
Q

LPAP locations

A

1: 1RAR
2,3,4: 1MMR
5,6,7: 2RAR
8,9: 2MMR

51
Q

Name a load off Low Pressure Air.

A

Pneumatic tools

Propulsion plant valves

52
Q

Name a load off High Pressure Air.

A

EDG starting air

Low Pressure Air backup

53
Q

How do we make potable water?

A

Distilling Units

54
Q

Classify the DUs.

A

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

55
Q

How many DU’s are there?

A

4

56
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DU locations

A

1&2: 1MMR

3&4: 2MMR

57
Q

How much water is used for the propulsion plant per day?

A

200,000 GPD

58
Q

How do we produce electrical power onboard?

A

Ship’s Service Turbine Generators (SSTG)

59
Q

What are the SSTG’s rated at?

A

4160V, 8MW, 3 phase, 60 Hz, 1388 Amps

60
Q

How many SSTG’s are there?

A

4

61
Q

SSTG locations

A

1&2: 1MMR

3&4: 2MMR

62
Q

What is the backup to the SSTG’s?

A

Emergency Diesel Generators (EDG)

63
Q

What are the EDG’s rated at?

A

4160V, 2MW, 3 phase, 60 Hz, 347 Amps

64
Q

What is the primary purpose of the EDG’s?

A

Supply power to the reactor fill pumps

65
Q

EDG locations

A

1&2: FWD

3&4: AFT

66
Q

How many main engines do we have?

A

4

67
Q

Main engine locations

A

1&4: 1MMR

2&3: 2MMR

68
Q

What makes steam for hotel loads?

A

Steam reboilers

69
Q

How many reboilers are there?

A

2

70
Q

Reboiler locations

A

1: 1A shaft alley
2: 4B shaft alley

71
Q

CTG locations

A

Coolant Turbine Generators (variable frequency)
1&2: 1RAR
3&4: 2RAR

72
Q

Why do we use reboilers?

A

Secondary steam loop to prevent contamination of the propulsion plant

73
Q

What are some loads off the reboilers?

A 
Laundry steam
Galley steam
Hot water heaters
Sea chest steamout connections
DU air ejectors
Catapult cylinder LO heating coils
74
Q

Describe a simplified primary loop.

A

Fission heats up water (continuous loop)

75
Q

How many catapults are there?

A

4

76
Q

Where does catapult steam come from?

A

Propulsion Plant Steam

77
Q

Catapult locations

A

1&2: FWD

3&4: AFT

78
Q

What is CSC?

A

Catapult Supervisory Control

79
Q

What does CSC do?

A

Controls how much steam is allowed to fill catapult accumulators

80
Q

Who controls CSC?

A

Reactor Operator from RPPC

81
Q

How do you put out a fire in the catapult?

A

Steam smothering

82
Q

What watches are located in central?

A

EOOW
Water Control Watch
Load Dispatcher

Murder Board Questions 2 (5 decks)

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