The detectors are calibrated and maintained periodically by operating personnel using a standardized cobalt-60 source.
Ionization chambers located at the points of entry into the containment vessel will determine when it is safe to enter the vessel. In addition, anyone entering the vessel will carry a portable monitor to determine the dose rate at the point he will be working.
In addition to the installed detectors, there is a full complement of portable equipment to make any specific investigations required. The equipment is used to check decontamination results and to monitor contaminated spaces during maintenance. Health physics personnel, equipped with portable equipment, accompany all groups working any area that might contain radioactivity.
The health physics laboratory aboard the ship is outfitted for all tests required during the operation of the reactor plant.
AUXILIARY SYSTEMS
Sampling System. This system provides a means for removing liquid samples from the primary loop to determine the effectiveness of the purification system. Samples will be taken from both the inlet and outlet flow of the primary demineralizers.
Intermediate Cooling System. The primary function is to provide clean cooling water to the various reactor system components. A secondary function is to maintain water in the annular primary shield tank.
The system consists of two separate flow circuits: a sea water circuit and a fresh water circuit. Each of these circuits contains two pumps and two coolers, plus other necessary components. The pumps and coolers are arranged in parallel, permitting either pump to supply water to either cooler.
In the sea water circuit, inlet temperature is 85° F and outlet temperature is 106° F. The fresh water enters its coolers at 143° F and leaves at 95° F.
Components outside and inside of the containment vessel are cooled by one or the other of these intermediate cooling circuits.