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Reactor Flashcards

1
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Responsibilities of reactor department

A
  • Potable water
  • Pollution abatement
  • Steam
  • High pressure + ship’s service air
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2
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What are the uses for steam?

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  • Catapults
  • Electricity
  • Propulsion
  • Re-boiler
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3
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How many reactors are on board?

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2

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4
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What does dead in the water mean?

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Loss of both reactors

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5
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What is a RX scram?

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• Emergency shutdown

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6
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What does RX critical mean?

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Steady power level

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7
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How many re-boilers are on board?

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2

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8
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1 reboiler location

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1A shaft alley

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9
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2 reboiler location

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4B Shaft Alley

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10
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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
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11
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CSC

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Catapult Supervisory Control

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12
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Purpose of CSC?

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Regulates the rate of refill of the catapult steam accumulators

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13
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HPAC

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High-Pressure Air Compressors

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14
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Purpose of HPAC?

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• 4200 pound air

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15
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How many HPAC’s are onboard?

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4

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16
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Locations of 1 and 2 HPAC’s?

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1 main machinery room

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17
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Locations of 3 and 4 HPAC’s?

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2 main machinery room

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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
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19
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SSAC

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Ships Service Air Compressors

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20
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Purpose of SSAC?

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Provide low pressure air

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21
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of SSAC’s onboard?

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3

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22
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Location of SSAC #1?

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Main Machinery Room

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23
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Location of SSAC #2?

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Reactor Auxiliaries Room

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24
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Location of SSAC #3?

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Main Machinery Room

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25
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List the uses of low pressure air

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  • Dental
  • Flight deck cameras
  • Radar control panel air
  • Pneumatic tool connections
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry presses and dry cleaning units
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26
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What is the purpose of the ships distilling plants?

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  • Convert sea water into potable water

* Reactor make up water

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27
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DU

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Distilling Unit

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28
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What types of distilling units do we have?

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  • 6 stage
  • Horizontally mounted
  • Flash type
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29
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Locations of 1 and 2 DU’s

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1 Main machinery room

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30
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Locations of 3 and 4 DU’s

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2 Main machinery room

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31
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What is the maximum amount of water produced by 1 DU per day?

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100,000 gallons

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32
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How many pot water pumps are there?

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4

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33
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State the primary purpose of the ships Emergency Diesel Generators

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Provide electrical power to the reactor fuel pumps in case of a reactor shutdown

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34
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EDG

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Emergency Diesel Generators

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35
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Secondary purpose of the ships Emergency Diesel Generators?

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• Emergency electrical power when there’s a loss of ship service turbine generators/high volts shore power

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36
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State the purpose of the ship service turbine generators

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• Uses steam to generate electricity for the ship while under way

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37
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How many SSTG’s are onboard?

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4

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38
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Locations of 1 and 2 SSTG’s?

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1 Main Machinery Room

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39
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Locations of 3 and 4 SSTG’s?

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2 Main machinery room

40
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CTG

A

Coolant Turbine Generators

41
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Purpose of CTG

A

• Powers reactor coolant pumps

42
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of CTG’s?

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4

43
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Location of 1 and 2 Reactor Auxiliaries room

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  1. Reactor Auxiliaries Room
44
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Location of 3 and 4 Reactor Auxiliaries room

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  1. Reactor Auxiliaries Room
45
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Who is overall in charge of reactor department?

A

Reactor Officer

46
Q

What is reactor controls division responsible for?

A

• Maintenance/operation of the reactor’s electronic equipment

47
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What rate is RC division comprised of?

A

ET’s

48
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What rate is RE division comprised of?

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EM’s

49
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What is reactor laboratories division responsible for?

A
  • Maintaining reactor plant, steam plant, and re-boiler water chemistry
  • Radiological control
50
Q

What rate is the RL division comprised of?

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MM’s

51
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What is reactor mechanical division responsible for?

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• Maintenance/operation of reactor plant machinery

52
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What is reactor propulsion division responsible for?

A

• Maintenance and operation of propulsion equipment located in the main machinery rooms

53
Q

What rate is the RP division comprised of?

A

MM’s

54
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What is reactor auxiliaries division responsible for?

A

Maintenance and operation of the EDG’s

55
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What race is RA division comprised of?

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ENs and MMS

56
Q

TLD

A

Thermal Luminescent Dosimeter

57
Q

Purpose of TLD?

A

Measures the amount of radiation the wearer is exposed to

58
Q

EOOW

location?

A

Engineering officer of the watch

• DCC

59
Q

LD

Location?

A

Load dispatcher

•DCC

60
Q

PPWO

Location?

A

1 or #2 EOS

Propulsion plant watch officer

61
Q

EOS

Location?

A

Enclosed operating station

62
Q

CMO

Location?

A

Chief Machinery Operator

63
Q

Name the watch standers in machinery room

A
  • Reactor Auxiliaries Watch
  • Charging Station Watch
  • Feed Control Watch
  • Feed Pump Watch
  • Engineering Lab Tech
  • Reactor Electrician
  • Reactor Operator
  • Throttleman Watch
  • Log Recorder
64
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RAW

A

Reactor Auxiliaries Watch

65
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CSW

A

Charging Station Watch

66
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FCW

A

Feed Control Watch

67
Q

FPW

A

Feed Pump Watch

68
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CGW

A

Coolant Generator Watch

69
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IW

A

Instrument Watch

70
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RE

A

Reactor Electrician

71
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ELT

A

Engineering Laboratory Technician

72
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RO

A

Reactor Operator

73
Q

TW

A

Throttleman Watch

74
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LR

A

Log Recorder

75
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Watch standers inside machinery room

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  • Upper Level Watch
  • Lower Level Watch
  • Ship’s Generator Watch
  • Auxiliary Watch
  • Reboiler Watch
  • Machinery Electrician
  • Shaft Alley Control
76
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ULW

A

Upper level watch

77
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LLW

A

Lower-level watch

78
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AO

A

Auxiliary watch

79
Q

SGW

A

Ships generator watch

80
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ME

A

Machinery electrician

81
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RBW

A

Re-boiler watch

82
Q

SAP

A

Shaft Alley patrol

83
Q

State the purpose of the main engines

A

Convert thermal energy from steam to move the ship

84
Q

How many main reduction gears do we have?

A

4

85
Q

How do we use the lock shaft?

A

Shaft locking device

86
Q

What was the first nuclear powered vessel?

A

USS NAUTILUS

87
Q

What was the first nuclear powered surface ship?

A

USS LONGBEACH

88
Q

What was the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier?

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USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)

89
Q

Who is the father of naval nuclear power?

A

Hyman G. Rickover

90
Q

State advantages of nuclear power versus fossil fuel

A
  • Less pollution

* Longer periods between fueling

91
Q

What is the fuel used in our reactors?

A

• Fuel grade Uranium-235

92
Q

Explain how a nuclear reaction produces usable energy

A

Nuclear fission of UR-235 releases neutrons which collide with water molecules producing heat

93
Q

Which reactor design is used on board?

A

A4W

94
Q

What does ORSE stand for?

A

Operational Reactor Safeguards Examination

95
Q

What is ORSE?

A

Annual inspection of our RX department to ensure safe operation of the reactors

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