Computerized operator support system and human performance in the control room - 262

Conference · Thu Jun 15 04:00:00 EDT 2017

OSTI ID:23035374

Vilim, R.; Grelle, A. ^[1]; Lew, R.; Ulrich, T. ^[2]; Boring, R.; Thomas, K. ^[3]

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1. Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Ave. Argonne, IL 60439 (United States)
2. University of Idaho 709 S Deakin St, Moscow, ID (United States)
3. Idaho National Laboratory 2525 Fremont Ave. Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 (United States)

An operator aid technology to assist nuclear plant operators maintain situation awareness and detect faults earlier than would be possible using conventional control room technologies is described. Coined the Computerized Operator Support System (COSS), this technology is aimed at the human-machine interface. The COSS has been implemented as a prototype system operating in the control room environment of a full-scale simulator for a commercial nuclear power plant. A human factors assessment that involved two licensed reactor crews was performed to evaluate crew performance. This paper describes the development of the COSS, the underlying fault-detection architecture, and feedback received based on operator-in-the-loop studies. (authors)

• Research Organization: American Nuclear Society - ANS, 555 North Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526 (United States)
• OSTI ID: 23035374
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CONTROL ROOMS
HUMAN FACTORS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
PERFORMANCE
REACTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS
SIMULATORS