NUCLEAR REACTOR STARTUP & STABILIZATION CHECKLIST FACILITY OPERATIONS MANUAL – SECTION 1 REV 07 – 08 AUG 2025 MASTER CONSOLE CONDENSER SWITCH ....................................... ON STEAM GENERATOR SWITCH ................................. ON ENERGY GENERATION SWITCH ............................... ON COOLANT SYSTEM SWITCH .................................. ON REACTOR CORE SWITCH (1) ................................ ON REACTOR CORE SWITCH (2) ................................ ON PRESSURIZER SWITCH ..................................... ON FUEL SWITCH ............................................ ON INTERNAL SUPPLY EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY .................................. ON GENERATOR 01 MODE ...................................... MANUAL GENERATOR 01 SWITCH .................................... OFF PRESSURIZER THERMOSTAT ............................................. ON HEATING POWER .......................................... ON HEATING POWER LEVEL .................................... SET TO HIGH WATER TEMPERATURE GAUGE ................................ MONITOR UNTIL 340C HEATING POWER LEVEL .................................... SET TO LOW ENERGY GENERATION TURBINES BYPASS VALVE 03 ............................... SET TO 100% (OPEN) ENERGY GENERATION RESISTOR BANK SWITCH 01 ................................ ON MAIN STEAM CONTROL VALVE 03 ............................ SET TO 6 COOLANT SYSTEM CIRCULATION PUMP 03 .................................... START FLOW SPEED BUTTON ...................................... MEDIUM PRESSED ORDERED SPEED DIAL ..................................... SET TO 50% CONDENSER COOLING CIRCUIT COOLANT FLOW SPEED ..................... START FLOW SPEED BUTTON ...................................... MEDIUM PRESSED ORDERED SPEED DIAL ..................................... SET TO 50% CONDENSER STARTUP MOTIVE STEAM INLET VALVE (SMSI) ............... SET TO 100% OPERATIONAL MOTIVE STEAM INLET VALVE (OMSI)............ SET TO 100% REACTOR CORE VESSEL PRESSURE ....................................... MONITOR UNTIL 140 BAR CONDITION – PRESSURE ≥ 140 BAR ........................ CONTINUE FUEL OPERATION MODE ......................................... SET TO NOMINAL LOAD FUEL .............................................. PRESS FUEL TEMPERATURE GAUGE ................................. CONFIRM ACTIVE COOLANT SYSTEM ORDERED SPEED DIAL ..................................... SET TO 15% CONDENSER COOLING CIRCUIT COOLANT FLOW SPEED ..................... START COOLING CIRCUIT COOLANT FLOW SPEED ..................... MEDIUM PRESSED REACTOR CORE ROD HEIGHT ............................................. SET TO 93.3% CHAIN REACTION ......................................... MONITOR STATUS ................................................. WAIT FOR CRITICAL MASS STEAM GENERATOR COOLANT VOLUME ........................................ MONITOR UNTIL 25000.00L CONDITION – VOLUME < 25000.00L ........................ CONTINUE SECONDARY CIRCUIT COOLANT FLOW SPEED CIRCULATION PUMP 03 ................................... START FLOW SPEED BUTTON ..................................... SLOW PRESSED CONDENSER VACUUM PUMP ............................................ ON (WHEN RETENTION TANK ≥ 50%) ENERGY GENERATION TURBINES BYPASS VALVE 03 ............................... SET TO 0% CONDENSER CONDENSER PRESSURE ..................................... MONITOR UNTIL ~0.1 BAR VACUUM PUMP MODE ....................................... SET TO OPERATIONAL ENERGY GENERATION TURBINE BYPASS VALVE 03 ................................ MONITOR UNTIL 0% CONDITION – VALVE FULLY OPEN ........................... CONTINUE CONDENSER STEAM JET EJECTOR – SMSI VALVE ......................... VALVE POSITION SET TO 0% (CLOSED) COMMS CENTER START OPERATIONS REQUEST ............................... TRANSMIT RESPONSE ............................................... WAIT FOR PERMISSION CONDENSER RETENTION TANK FILL LEVEL .............................. MONITOR UNTIL 49.75% CONDITION - TANK FILL LEVEL 49.75%...................... CONTINUE CONDENSER STEAM JET EJECTOR – OMSI VALVE ......................... VALVE POSITION SET TO 30% ENERGY GENERATION GENERATOR 03 – RPM ..................................... MONITOR UNTIL 3052 RPM RPM CONTROL – RAISE BUTTON ............................. PRESS TO BEGIN SYNCHRONIZATION SYNCHROSCOPE LIGHT ..................................... OBSERVE UNTIL LIGHT STOPS AT ZERO RPM CONTROL – RAISE / LOWER ............................ ADJUST TO HOLD ZERO POSITION SYNCHRONIZATION INDICATORS ............................. CONFIRM BOTH GREEN LIGHTS OFF GENERATOR 03 – VOLTAGE & FREQUENCY ..................... COMPARE TO BUS V / Hz SYNCHRONIZATION STATUS ................................. CONFIRM MATCHED (±1V / ±1Hz) CIRCUIT BREAKER ........................................ CLOSE COOLANT SYSTEM MAIN STEAM CONTROL VALVE 03 ............................ SET TO 5 STATUS REACTOR POWER .......................................... STABLE GRID CONNECTION ........................................ ESTABLISHED OPERATIONAL MODE ....................................... ACTIVE – NOMINAL