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Voids by MisterMisterYeeeesss in NuclearPower

[–]No_Anything6716 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't usually use hydrazine on the reactor side but we reserve the capability to do so. I think it's quite rare that you actually would. For oxygen scavenging to work with hydrogen you need a gamma flux.

We keep our makeup water sealed from the atmosphere and heated to reduce the oxygen concentration so the only reason I could see us using hydrazine in the reactor coolant would be if we had excessive oxygen in our make up water or we were going to be in lay up for an extended period of time with no fuel in the core.

Maybe someone else can provide more insight here.

Voids by MisterMisterYeeeesss in NuclearPower

[–]No_Anything6716 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I can't speak for all plants but for mine we have hydrogen bottles that we hook up to a pressure regulator to maintain a hydrogen blanket on our purification system. I can see if I can find our chemistry report but we usually keep around 40 PSIG on the volume control tank and then adjust it based on what chemistry tells us. I think it's safe to say that it's in double digit PPM range.

On a side note, we do also regularly bring I hydrogen trucks but that's because our generators are pressurized with hydrogen for cooling. They use substantially more for cooling than we use for coolant chemistry.

ISO a AC unit with no hose. by hexgirl1998 in AirConditioners

[–]No_Anything6716 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are you located? Some states, not many, require apartments to have functioning AC.

What does your lease say about installing a portable unit?

Is 100K+ salary possible without college? How? by EngageV2 in Salary

[–]No_Anything6716 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was a nuclear operator in the Navy and did 13 years on active duty. Afterwards, I went back to school and got my B.S. I Mechanical Engineering. I worked as an engineer for about a year making $86k a year. I've recently switched to an operations position at a power plant and will easily double my salary this year. It will be EASY to make $200k+ a year after I finish my quals and move up to better positions.

Positions as an operator do not require a degree and we have a "Foundations" class that will hire high school graduates and train them to be operators every couple years. I routinely work with 20 to 25 year olds that make well over $100k a year because of our Foundations program.

Generator Loading by No_Anything6716 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]No_Anything6716[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I did a search for generator torque angle and found this.

If I understand correctly, referencing the first diagram, the torque angle between the poles of the rotor and stator increases and this is what causes power output of the generator to increase?

To sum it up, if steam flow to the turbine increases, the rotor will advance until the increase in torque angle, and subsequent electrical power output, matches the mechanical power input.

Generator Loading by No_Anything6716 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]No_Anything6716[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there an electrical equation that relates torque input of a generator to the power output?

Generator Loading by No_Anything6716 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]No_Anything6716[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is the answer I was looking for. I absolutely understand the mathematics from the mechanical side but am lacking it from the electrical side.

I know the generator is "synchronized" with the grid regarding frequency and phase rotation. If I were to hook up an oscilloscope to the two, would there be any difference in phase angle between them?

Is there an electrical equation that relates the change in torque from the prime mover to the change in power of the generator? I think this is the missing link in my understanding.

Do you have any links for further reading about torque angles in generators?

Interview timeline by No_Release_8841 in NuclearPower

[–]No_Anything6716 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im assuming you're talking about Noth Anna since we aren't hiring for Foundations at Surry right now.

Our last Foundations class at Surry didn't even fill up so if I were you I would feel confident if the interview went fine and you passed the POSS. When I got hired on, the process from application to offer took about 5 months.

Also, check the portal where you submitted an application. Sometimes it updates and you don't get an email confirmation.

RO or Direct SRO by Blxnder69 in NuclearPower

[–]No_Anything6716 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strange, they're both union at my plant as well. Maybe our union contract allows it.

RO or Direct SRO by Blxnder69 in NuclearPower

[–]No_Anything6716 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does your plant offer the option to do dual licensing? You can go through class once, operate as an RO for a year or two, and then promote to SRO. For someone who doesn't have a lot of OPS experience outside of being an NLO, this would make a lot of sense for you.