1
Q
Responsibilities of reactor department
A
- Potable water
- Pollution abatement
- Steam
- High pressure + ship’s service air
2
Q
What are the uses for steam?
A
- Catapults
- Electricity
- Propulsion
- Re-boiler
3
Q
How many reactors are on board?
A
2
4
Q
What does dead in the water mean?
A
Loss of both reactors
5
Q
What is a RX scram?
A
• Emergency shutdown
6
Q
What does RX critical mean?
A
Steady power level
7
Q
How many re-boilers are on board?
A
2
8
Q
1 reboiler location
A
1A shaft alley
9
Q
2 reboiler location
A
4B Shaft Alley
10
Q
List the loads provided by the reboilers
A
- 50lb service steam system
- 100 lb laundry steam system
- Distilling plant air ejectors
- Auxiliary lube oil purifier heaters
- Main lube oil purifier heaters
11
Q
CSC
A
Catapult Supervisory Control
12
Q
Purpose of CSC?
A
Regulates the rate of refill of the catapult steam accumulators
13
Q
HPAC
A
High-Pressure Air Compressors
14
Q
Purpose of HPAC?
A
• 4200 pound air
15
Q
How many HPAC’s are onboard?
A
4
16
Q
Locations of 1 and 2 HPAC’s?
A
1 main machinery room
17
Q
Locations of 3 and 4 HPAC’s?
A
2 main machinery room
18
Q
List the uses of high-pressure air
A
- Arresting gear lube
- Barricade engine dampening sheeves
- Catapults
- Elevators
- Emergency Air
- EDG starting Air
- SCBA
19
Q
SSAC
A
Ships Service Air Compressors
20
Q
Purpose of SSAC?
A
Provide low pressure air
21
Q
of SSAC’s onboard?
A
3
22
Q
Location of SSAC #1?
A
Main Machinery Room
23
Q
Location of SSAC #2?
A
Reactor Auxiliaries Room
24
Q
Location of SSAC #3?
A
Main Machinery Room
25
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
26
What is the purpose of the ships distilling plants?
* Convert sea water into potable water
| * Reactor make up water
27
DU
Distilling Unit
28
What types of distilling units do we have?
* 6 stage
* Horizontally mounted
* Flash type
29
Locations of 1 and 2 DU’s
1 Main machinery room
30
Locations of 3 and 4 DU’s
2 Main machinery room
31
What is the maximum amount of water produced by 1 DU per day?
100,000 gallons
32
How many pot water pumps are there?
4
33
State the primary purpose of the ships Emergency Diesel Generators
Provide electrical power to the reactor fuel pumps in case of a reactor shutdown
34
EDG
Emergency Diesel Generators
35
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
36
State the purpose of the ship service turbine generators
• Uses steam to generate electricity for the ship while under way
37
How many SSTG’s are onboard?
4
38
Locations of 1 and 2 SSTG’s?
1 Main Machinery Room
39
Locations of 3 and 4 SSTG’s?
2 Main machinery room
40
CTG
Coolant Turbine Generators
41
Purpose of CTG
• Powers reactor coolant pumps
42
of CTG’s?
4
43
Location of 1 and 2 Reactor Auxiliaries room
1. Reactor Auxiliaries Room
44
Location of 3 and 4 Reactor Auxiliaries room
2. Reactor Auxiliaries Room
45
Who is overall in charge of reactor department?
Reactor Officer
46
What is reactor controls division responsible for?
• Maintenance/operation of the reactor’s electronic equipment
47
What rate is RC division comprised of?
ET’s
48
What rate is RE division comprised of?
EM’s
49
What is reactor laboratories division responsible for?
* Maintaining reactor plant, steam plant, and re-boiler water chemistry
* Radiological control
50
What rate is the RL division comprised of?
MM’s
51
What is reactor mechanical division responsible for?
• Maintenance/operation of reactor plant machinery
52
What is reactor propulsion division responsible for?
• Maintenance and operation of propulsion equipment located in the main machinery rooms
53
What rate is the RP division comprised of?
MM’s
54
What is reactor auxiliaries division responsible for?
Maintenance and operation of the EDG’s
55
What race is RA division comprised of?
ENs and MMS
56
TLD
Thermal Luminescent Dosimeter
57
Purpose of TLD?
Measures the amount of radiation the wearer is exposed to
58
EOOW
location?
Engineering officer of the watch
• DCC
59
LD
Location?
Load dispatcher
•DCC
60
PPWO
Location?
Propulsion plant watch officer
#1 or #2 EOS
61
EOS
Location?
Enclosed operating station
62
CMO
Location?
Chief Machinery Operator
63
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
64
RAW
Reactor Auxiliaries Watch
65
CSW
Charging Station Watch
66
FCW
Feed Control Watch
67
FPW
Feed Pump Watch
68
CGW
Coolant Generator Watch
69
IW
Instrument Watch
70
RE
Reactor Electrician
71
ELT
Engineering Laboratory Technician
72
RO
Reactor Operator
73
TW
Throttleman Watch
74
LR
Log Recorder
75
Watch standers inside machinery room
* Upper Level Watch
* Lower Level Watch
* Ship’s Generator Watch
* Auxiliary Watch
* Reboiler Watch
* Machinery Electrician
* Shaft Alley Control
76
ULW
Upper level watch
77
LLW
Lower-level watch
78
AO
Auxiliary watch
79
SGW
Ships generator watch
80
ME
Machinery electrician
81
RBW
Re-boiler watch
82
SAP
Shaft Alley patrol
83
State the purpose of the main engines
Convert thermal energy from steam to move the ship
84
How many main reduction gears do we have?
4
85
How do we use the lock shaft?
Shaft locking device
86
What was the first nuclear powered vessel?
USS NAUTILUS
87
What was the first nuclear powered surface ship?
USS LONGBEACH
88
What was the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier?
USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)
89
Who is the father of naval nuclear power?
Hyman G. Rickover
90
State advantages of nuclear power versus fossil fuel
* Less pollution
| * Longer periods between fueling
91
What is the fuel used in our reactors?
• Fuel grade Uranium-235
92
Explain how a nuclear reaction produces usable energy
Nuclear fission of UR-235 releases neutrons which collide with water molecules producing heat
93
Which reactor design is used on board?
A4W
94
What does ORSE stand for?
Operational Reactor Safeguards Examination
95
What is ORSE?
Annual inspection of our RX department to ensure safe operation of the reactors
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