7.2 Additional Utilities Systems

UMBILICAL RESUPPLY CONNECT PORTS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS- Principle among these is the resupply umbilical connection clusters located along the spine of the Engineering section. These include provisions for fusion fuel and deuterium fuel loading, cryogenic oxygen resupply, gaseous atmospheric support, fresh water, wastewater off-loading, EPS external support, external synthetic gravity support, etc. Some of these are used for resupply; others are used to carry the load for key systems, allowing them to be shut down for servicing.

JEFFRIES TUBES- Aside from death traps for unwary no-name ensigns, this is a system of access tunnels and utilities corridors that carry much of the various utilities conduits and waveguides. The Jeffries Tube network covers the entire volume of the ship, and is almost 2 km long total, providing access to utilities trunks and circuitry. Also located within these tubes are a variety of maintenance and testing points that allow the performance of various systems to be physically measured at key points throughout the ship.

CORRIDOR ACCESS PANELS- Additional utilities distribution is provided by a network of passageways located within the personnel corridor walls. These corridor utility paths are accessible from within certain corridor access panels are various emergency support packages, including emergency atmospheric and power supply modules, firefighting equipment, disaster medical supply kits and environmental suits.

AUXILIARY POWER GENERATORS- Utilities systems include a number of 2.1 x 2 x 4 meter nanofusion generators that provide power when the warp and impulse reactors are inactive. These fusion generators also provide supplemental power when needed and are a key element of battle and contingency.