Reactor

Question 1

Who was the father of naval nuclear power?

Answer 1

Hyman G. Rickover

Question 2

What was the first naval nuclear powered vessel?

Answer 2

USS Nautilus

Question 3

What was the first nuclear powered surface ship?

Answer 3

USS Long Beach

Question 4

What was the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier?

Answer 4

USS Enterprise

Question 5

Who is the Reactor Officer?

Answer 5

CAPT Bieurogle

Question 6

What is a TLD?

Answer 6

Thermo-luminescent dosimeter

Question 7

What does a TLD do?

Answer 7

Measures the radiation exposure received by person wearing it

Question 8

When are you required to wear a TLD?

Answer 8

When in the propulsion plants while they are operating or in a posted “radiation area”

Question 9

Where is the reactor controlled from?

Answer 9

EOS Enclosed Operating Station

Question 10

Who controls the RX?

Answer 10

Reactor Operator

Question 11

Who is in charge of EOS and the Propulsion Plant?

Answer 11

Propulsion Plant Watch Officer

Question 12

Who is the roving supervisory watchstander in charge of the Propulsion Plant?

Answer 12

Propulsion Plant Watch Supervisor

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Engineering Officer of the Watch (EOOW)

Question 14

Who is responsible for the Electric Plant?

Answer 14

Load Dispatcher

Question 15

Who does the EOOW report to?

Answer 15

Officer of the Deck (OOD)

Question 16

What is a Reactor Scram?

Answer 16

Rapid shutdown of the Reactor

Question 17

What does it mean for the Reactor to be Critical?

Answer 17

The Reactor is operating and producing power

Question 18

What does cross connected steam plants mean?

Answer 18

Steam is being supplied to both propulsion plants from one reactor

Question 19

What does Dead in the Water mean?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

How often are the reactors purged?

Answer 20

Annually

Question 21

What is Restricted Maneuvering Doctrine?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What does MTT stand for?

Answer 22

Mobile Training Team

Question 23

What is ORSE?

Answer 23

Operational Reactor Safeguards Exam

Question 24

What does MTT and ORSE do?

Answer 24

Evaluates Reactor Department’s ability to safely operate the Reactors

Question 25

What is SPM?

Answer 25

Steam Plant Manual

Question 26

What is RPM?

Answer 26

Reactor Plant Manual

Question 27

What type of fuel do the Reactors use?

Answer 27

Enriched Uranium

Question 28

What does A4W stand for?

Answer 28

Aircraft Carrier Core, 4th design, Westinghouse

Question 29

What type of design is the Reactor?

Answer 29

Pressurized Water Reactor

Question 30

How does the reactor produce usable energy?

Answer 30

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

Question 31

What are some advantages of reactor power over fossil fuels?

Answer 31

Refueling 2 a lifetime (every 25 years) | Allows more fuel to be stored for aircraft

Question 32

RC

Answer 32

Reactor Controls

Question 33

RE

Answer 33

Reactor Electrical

Question 34

RL

Answer 34

Reactor Laboratory

Question 35

RM

Answer 35

Reactor Mechanical

Question 36

RA

Answer 36

Reactor Auxiliaries

Question 37

Classify the reduction gears.

Answer 37

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

Question 38

GV

Answer 38

Guard Valve

Question 39

What does Trailed Shaft mean?

Answer 39

Main Engine Guard Valve is shut

Question 40

ABT

Answer 40

Automatic Bus Transfer

Question 41

MBT

Answer 41

Manual Bus Transfer

Question 42

Why do we use 4160 volt system?

Answer 42

Higher voltage, less current, smaller equipment

Question 43

EPCP

Answer 43

Electric Plant Control Panel

Question 44

What is the Voltage Regulator Unit?

Answer 44

Regulates voltage and provides voltage droop characteristics to share reactive loading

Question 45

Where are the HVSP sponson located?

Answer 45

FWD HB1 STBD; AFT HB2 STBD

Question 46

Describe how nuclear fission produces energy.

Answer 46

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

Question 47

What type of air compressors do we have onboard?

Answer 47

Low Pressure Air Plants | High Pressure Air Compressors

Question 48

How many of each?

Answer 48

9 LPAP; 4 HPAC

Question 49

HPAC locations

Answer 49

1&2: 1MMR | 3&4: 2MMR

Question 50

LPAP locations

Answer 50

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

Question 51

Name a load off Low Pressure Air.

Answer 51

Pneumatic tools | Propulsion plant valves

Question 52

Name a load off High Pressure Air.

Answer 52

EDG starting air | Low Pressure Air backup

Question 53

How do we make potable water?

Answer 53

Distilling Units

Question 54

Classify the DUs.

Answer 54

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

Question 55

How many DU's are there?

Answer 55

4

Question 56

DU locations

Answer 56

1&2: 1MMR | 3&4: 2MMR

Question 57

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

Answer 57

200,000 GPD

Question 58

How do we produce electrical power onboard?

Answer 58

Ship's Service Turbine Generators (SSTG)

Question 59

What are the SSTG's rated at?

Answer 59

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

Question 60

How many SSTG's are there?

Answer 60

4

Question 61

SSTG locations

Answer 61

1&2: 1MMR | 3&4: 2MMR

Question 62

What is the backup to the SSTG's?

Answer 62

Emergency Diesel Generators (EDG)

Question 63

What are the EDG's rated at?

Answer 63

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

Question 64

What is the primary purpose of the EDG's?

Answer 64

Supply power to the reactor fill pumps

Question 65

EDG locations

Answer 65

1&2: FWD | 3&4: AFT

Question 66

How many main engines do we have?

Answer 66

4

Question 67

Main engine locations

Answer 67

1&4: 1MMR | 2&3: 2MMR

Question 68

What makes steam for hotel loads?

Answer 68

Steam reboilers

Question 69

How many reboilers are there?

Answer 69

2

Question 70

Reboiler locations

Answer 70

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

Question 71

CTG locations

Answer 71

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

Question 72

Why do we use reboilers?

Answer 72

Secondary steam loop to prevent contamination of the propulsion plant

Question 73

What are some loads off the reboilers?

Answer 73

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

Question 74

Describe a simplified primary loop.

Answer 74

Fission heats up water (continuous loop)

Question 75

How many catapults are there?

Answer 75

4

Question 76

Where does catapult steam come from?

Answer 76

Propulsion Plant Steam

Question 77

Catapult locations

Answer 77

1&2: FWD | 3&4: AFT

Question 78

What is CSC?

Answer 78

Catapult Supervisory Control

Question 79

What does CSC do?

Answer 79

Controls how much steam is allowed to fill catapult accumulators

Question 80

Who controls CSC?

Answer 80

Reactor Operator from RPPC

Question 81

How do you put out a fire in the catapult?

Answer 81

Steam smothering

Question 82

What watches are located in central?

Answer 82

EOOW Water Control Watch Load Dispatcher