Human factors analysis and design methods for nuclear waste retrieval systems. Volume II. A compendium of human factors design data

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:7086069

Casey, S M ^[1]

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This document is a compilation of human factors engineering design recommendations and data, selected and organized to assist in the design of a nuclear waste retrieval system. Design guidelines from a variety of sources have been evaluated, edited, and expanded for inclusion in this document, and, where appropriate, portions of text from selected sources have been included in their entirety. A number of human factors engineering guidelines for equipment designers have been written over the past three decades, each tailored to the needs of the specific system being designed. In the case of this particular document, a review of the preliminary human operator functions involved in each phase of the retrieval process was performed, resulting in the identification of areas of design emphasis upon which this document should be based. Documents containing information and design data on each of these areas were acquired, and data and design guidelines related to the previously identified areas of emphasis were extracted and reorganized. For each system function, actions were first assigned to operator and/or machine, and the operator functions were then described. Separate lists of operator functions were developed for each of the areas of retrieval activities - survey and mapping, remining, floor flange emplacement, plug and canister overcoring, plug and canister removal and transport, and CWSRS activity. These functions and the associated man-machine interface were grouped into categories based on task similarity, and the principal topics of human factors design emphasis were extracted. These topic areas are reflected in the contents of the 12 sections of this document.

• Research Organization: Anacapa Sciences, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 7086069
• Report Number(s): UCRL-15297; TRN: 81-002533
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
42 ENGINEERING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
DATA ANALYSIS
DIAGRAMS
EQUIPMENT
ERRORS
OPERATION
PERSONNEL
RECOMMENDATIONS
MANAGEMENT
STORAGE
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE STORAGE
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