Meeting the reactor operator's information needs using functional analysis

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5193416

Nelson, W R; Clark, M T

Since the accident at Three Mile Island, many ideas have been proposed for assisting the reactor operator during emergency situations. However, some of the suggested remedies do not alleviate an important shortcoming of the TMI control room: the operators were not presented with the information they needed in a manner which would allow prompt diagnosis of the problem. To address this problem, functional analysis is being applied at the LOFT facility to ensure that the operator's information needs are being met in his procedures and graphic displays. This paper summarizes the current applications of functional analysis at LOFT.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 5193416
• Report Number(s): CONF-801107-6; TRN: 80-015242
• Resource Relation: Conference: ANS international conference, Washington, DC, USA, 17 Nov 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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