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| who was the father of naval nuclear power |
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| what was the first naval nuclear powered vessel |
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| what was the first nuclear powered surface ship |
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| what was the first naval nuclear powered aircraft carrier |
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| describe basic flowpath of heat through the RX/STM system |
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1.RX heats primary coolant
2.Primary coolant heats secondary water
3.secondary water turns to steam
4.steam performs work on steam plant/RX steam plant equipment
5. steam is condensed into water
6. water fed to DFT
7. water fed through MFPs
8. MFP feed water to S/Gs |
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| A4W- aircraft carrier, 4th generation, westinghouse |
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| state locations of main engines |
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1 and 4 ME is located in 1 MMR
2 and 3 ME is located in 2 MMR |
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| state locations of CTGs (coolant) |
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1 and 2 CTGs is located in 1 RAR
3 and 4 CTGs is located in 2 RAR |
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1 and 2 SSTGs is located in 1 MMR
3 and 4 SSTGs is located in 2 MMR |
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1. deaerate water to create purer water. this minimizes corrosion.
2. provide NPSH to prevent cavitation of MFPs |
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| how does the DFT deaerate water |
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| a steam blanket is applied to the top of the DFT water. Whater is then heated and gases are allowed to come out of solution |
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| what watchstanders are inside EOS |
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log keeper/phone talker
reactor operator
2throttlemen
proposion plant watch officer |
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| classify the main engines |
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1. double reduction
2. double helical
3. articulated
4. folded
5. locked train |
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| how much water do the distilling units produce |
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100,000 gpd each
total= 400,000 |
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| state purpose of reboilers |
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1. prevent contaminated steam from returning and contaminating main steam system
2. prevent potentially radiologically contaminated steam from contaminating the rest of the ship |
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| name a load off the reboiler |
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1. laundry steam
2. scullery steam
3. steam for hot potable water
4. gallery steam |
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| state locations of reboilor |
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1. 1reboilor located in 1A shaft alley
2. 2reboilor located in 4B shaft alley |
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| what is a source of emergency electrical power |
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| emergency diesel generators |
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| what is the primary purpose of the EDGs |
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| provide power to the RX fill pumps |
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| what is the secondary purpose of the EDGs |
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| provide emergency power to the ship in case of loss of all A/C |
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| what is the purpose of the RX fill pumps |
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| fill the core with water in case of a LOCC |
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| what is Dead in the water (DIW) |
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| case where both reactors have been emergency shut down and are not producing power to the ship |
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| rapid emergency shut down of the RX |
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1. 4160v
2. 60Hz
3. 2MW
4. 3 phase |
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| what type of fuel do the reactors use |
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| who is the reactor officer |
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| who is the assistant reactor officer |
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| who is the senior most watch in DCC/Central control |
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| Engineering officer of the watch (EOOW |
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| who does the EOOW answer to |
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| what are the responsiblities of the EooW |
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| EOOW is responsible for managing and coordinating operations between the two plants, as well as overseeing general operation of the engineering systems while on watch |
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| who are the other RX watchstanders in DCC/Central control |
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1. water control watch
2. load dispatcher |
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| who is responsible to the EOOW |
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| propulsion plant watch officer (PPWO) |
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| what are the responsibities of the PPWO |
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| overall in charge of plant operations for his/her respective propulsion plant |
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| who is the propulsion plant watch supervisor |
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| senior most supervisory watch stander in the propulsion plant. "Right hand man" |
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| who is the reactor operator |
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| watch stander directly responsible for operating reactor. reactor operator will control power output of RX, control pump speed, and control auxiliary functions of various RX support equipment |
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| who is the throttleman watch |
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| watch stander directly responsible for controlling speed of main engines, and thus speed of ship |
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| who is the log recorder/phone talker |
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| junior-most watchstander in EOS. Responsible for managing phone comms going into and out of EOS, as well as recording temperatures for vital plant equipment |
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| who is the chief reactor watch (CRW) |
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| senior-most mechanic watch stander in the RAR. Responsible for overseeing and supervising other mechanic watches in the RAR |
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| who is the chief machinery operator (CMO) |
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| senior-most mechanic watch stander in the MMR. similiar responsiblities as the CRW |
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| Who is the Load dispatcher |
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| watch stander responsible for overseeing and coordinating the safe operation of the electric plants |
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| who is responsible to the load dispatcher |
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| what are the responsibilities of the switchgear operator |
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| directly operates and controls the voltage output and frequency of the SSTGs/CTGs. under the coordination of the load dispatcher and the opposite switchgear operator, ensures that the electric plant operates properly. |
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| what are the responsiblities of the water control watch |
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| montiors water inventory for the ship. coordinates with CRW/CMO from each plant to maintain water levels at optimal capacities |
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| what are the principles assistants within the department |
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1. reactor mechanical assistant (RMA)
2. reactor electrical assistant (REA)
3. main propulsion assistant (MPA)
4. chemistry/Radiological assistant (CRA)
5. reactor maintenance officer (RMO) |
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| what are the responsibilities of the RMA (reactor mechanical assistant) |
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| responsible for advising the reactor officer on all matters dealing with the mechanical systems in the RAR. Oversees reactor mechanical division. |
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| what are the responsibilities of the REA |
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| responsible for advising the reactor officer on al matters dealing with the electrical systems of the propulsion plants. oversees reactor controls and reactor electrical division |
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| what are the responsibilities of the MPA |
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| responsible for advising the reactor officer on all matters dealing with the mechanical systems in the MMR. oversees reactor propulsion division |
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| what are the responsibilites of the CRA |
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| responsible for advising the reactor officer on all matters pertaining to the chemistry and radiological controls of the plants. oversees reactor laboratories division |
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| what are the responsibilites of the RMO |
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| responsible for advising the reactor officer on all matters pertaining to the maintenance plan of the propulsion plants. RMO coordinates with all divisional WCS to develop a cooordinated maintenance plan for the plants |
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| Thermo-luminescent dosimeter |
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| measures the radiation exposure received by person wearing it |
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| what are you required to wear a TLD |
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| when in the propulsion plants while they are operating or in a posted "radiation area" |
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| where is the reactor controlled from |
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| enclosed operating station (EOS) |
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reactor operator
control power/speed |
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| who is in charge of EOS and the propulsion plant |
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| propulsion plant watch officer |
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| who is the roving supervisory watchstander in charge of the propulsion plant |
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| propulsion plant watch supervisor |
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| who is in charge of both propulsion plants and engineering spaces |
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| engineering officer of the watch |
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| who is responsible for the electric plant |
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| who does the EOOW reports to |
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| what does it mean for the reactor to be "critical" |
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| the reactor is operating and producing power |
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| what does cross connected steam plants mean |
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| steam is being supplied to both propulsion plants from one reactor |
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| what does dead in the water mean |
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| a loss of both reactors, electric plant being carried by EDG's |
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| what is restricted manuevering doctrine |
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| a state that ship operates in to provides maximum propulsion, electrical, and navigational reliability |
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| operational reactor safeguards exam |
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| what does MTT and ORSE do |
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| evalautes reactor departments ability to safely operate the reactors |
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| what type of fuel do the reactors use |
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| air craft carrier, 4th generation, westinghouse |
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| what type of design is the reactor |
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| pressurized water reactor |
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| how does the reactor produce usable energy |
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| heat produced from fission us used to create steam in the secondary that powers turbines for electricity and propulsion |
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| what are some advantages of reactor power over fossil fuels |
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refueled only twice in life of the ship (every 25 years)
allows more fuel to be stored for aircraft |
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| what does trailed shaft mean |
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| main engine guard valve is shut |
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| why do we use 4160v system |
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higher voltage
lower current
smaller equipment |
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| electric plant control panel |
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| what is the voltage regulator unit |
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| regulates voltage and provides voltage droop characteristics to share reactive loading |
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| where are the HVSP sponson located |
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FWD hanger bay 1 starboard side
AFT hanger bay 2 starboard side |
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| describe how nuclear fission produces energy |
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| neutron absorbed by uranium split into neutrons, protons, and gamma's. there high energy atomic particles |
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| what type of air compressors do we have onboard |
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low pressure air plants (100-125)
hight pressure air compressors (3500-4200) |
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| how many of each LPAPs and HPACs |
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| how do we make potable water |
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| classify the distilling units |
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6stage
flash type
low pressure
100,000gpd |
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| how many distilling units are there |
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| how do we produce electical power onboard |
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| ships service turbine generators |
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| what are the SSTGs rated for |
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| what is the backup to the SSTGs |
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| emergency diesel generators |
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| what are the EDGs rated for |
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| what is the primary purpose of the EDGs |
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| supply power to the reactor fill pumps |
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| where are the EDGs located |
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| how many main engines do we have |
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| what makes steam for hotel loads |
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| how many reboilers are there |
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| describe a simplified primary loop |
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| pump circulates water through RX to S/G to cool RX and heat water in S/G for steam |
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| how many catapults are there |
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| where does catapult steam come from |
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| catapult supervisory control |
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| controls how much steam is allowed to fill catapult accumaltors |
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| reactor operator from RPCC |
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| how do you put out a fire in the catapult |
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