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