The use of simulation in the development of human factors guidelines for alarm systems

Conference · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1997

OSTI ID:495692

O`Hara, J; Brown, W S ^[1]; Hallbert, B; Skraaning, G ^[2]; Wachtel, J; Persensky, J ^[3]

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1. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States). Dept. of Advanced Technology
2. Halden Reactor Project (Norway)
3. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

This paper describes a research program sponsored by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to address the human factors engineering (HFE) aspects of nuclear power plant alarm systems. The overall objective of the program is to develop HFE review guidance for advanced alarm systems. As part of this program, guidance was developed based on a broad review and analysis of technical and research literature. In the course of guidance development, aspects of alarm system design for which the technical basis was insufficient to support guidance developed were identified. Experimental research is currently underway to address the highest priority topics: alarm processing and display characteristics. This paper provides an overview of the approach to guidance development and discusses the role of simulation in the development approach. Finally, the current simulator-based experiment is described to illustrate how the alarm system design features are being studied.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 495692
• Report Number(s): BNL-NUREG--64316; CONF-970625--5; ON: DE97006732
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
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DESIGN
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
RECOMMENDATIONS
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