REVIEW Of COMPUTERIZED PROCEDURE GUIDELINES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CONTROL ROOMS

Conference · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011

OSTI ID:1027883

Gertman, David I; Blanc, Katya Le; Boring, Ronald L

Computerized procedures (CPs) are recognized as an emerging alternative to paper-based procedures for supporting control room operators in nuclear power plants undergoing life extension and in the concept of operations for advanced reactor designs. CPs potentially reduce operator workload, yield increases in efficiency, and provide for greater resilience. Yet, CPs may also adversely impact human and plant performance if not designed and implemented properly. Therefore, it is important to ensure that existing guidance is sufficient to provide for proper implementation and monitoring of CPs. In this paper, human performance issues were identified based on a review of the behavioral science literature, research on computerized procedures in nuclear and other industries, and a review of industry experience with CPs. The review of human performance issues led to the identification of a number of technical gaps in available guidance sources. To address some of the gaps, we developed 13 supplemental guidelines to support design and safety. This paper presents these guidelines and the case for further research.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 1027883
• Report Number(s): INL/CON-11-22504
• Conference Information: Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES),Las Vegas, NV,09/19/2011,09/23/2011
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
computerized procedures
CONTROL ROOMS
DESIGN
EFFICIENCY
guidance
HUMAN FACTORS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
IMPLEMENTATION
MONITORING
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
PERFORMANCE
RECOMMENDATIONS
SAFETY