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Title: HUMAN RELIABILITY ANALYSIS FOR COMPUTERIZED PROCEDURES

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OSTI ID:1027908

This paper provides a characterization of human reliability analysis (HRA) issues for computerized procedures in nuclear power plant control rooms. It is beyond the scope of this paper to propose a new HRA approach or to recommend specific methods or refinements to those methods. Rather, this paper provides a review of HRA as applied to traditional paper-based procedures, followed by a discussion of what specific factors should additionally be considered in HRAs for computerized procedures. Performance shaping factors and failure modes unique to computerized procedures are highlighted. Since there is no definitive guide to HRA for paper-based procedures, this paper also serves to clarify the existing guidance on paper-based procedures before delving into the unique aspects of computerized procedures.

Research Organization:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC07-05ID14517
OSTI ID:
1027908
Report Number(s):
INL/CON-11-22469; TRN: US1105304
Resource Relation:
Conference: Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society,Las Vegas, NV,09/19/2011,09/23/2011
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English