Trial application of a technique for human error analysis (ATHEANA)

Conference · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:379972

Bley, D C ^[1]; Cooper, S E ^[2]; Parry, G W ^[3]

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1. Buttonwood Consulting, Inc., Oakton, VA (United States)
2. Science Applications International Corp., Reston, VA (United States)
3. NUS, Gaithersburg, MD (United States); and others

The new method for HRA, ATHEANA, has been developed based on a study of the operating history of serious accidents and an understanding of the reasons why people make errors. Previous publications associated with the project have dealt with the theoretical framework under which errors occur and the retrospective analysis of operational events. This is the first attempt to use ATHEANA in a prospective way, to select and evaluate human errors within the PSA context.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 379972
• Report Number(s): BNL-NUREG-63274; CONF-960912-38; ON: DE96014558; TRN: 96:028363
• Resource Relation: Conference: International topical meeting on probabilistic safety assessment - moving toward risk based regulation, Park City, UT (United States), 29 Sep - 3 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
REACTOR SAFETY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
HUMAN FACTORS
RISK ASSESSMENT
ERRORS
RELIABILITY