Feasibility study of using licensee event reports for a statistical assessment of the effect of overtime and shift work on operator error

Technical Report · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5438644

DiSalvo, R; Pittman, G J

Since the TMI incident considerable interest has been focused upon the human factor aspects of nuclear power plant operation. One of the concerns has been the effects of shift work (rotation and length) and overtime on operator performance. In its request for human factors research (RR-NRR-81-2), the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation requested research be performed to identify the effects of shift work and overtime on operator performance. The staff of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research performed the study here as an initial response to that request. The purpose of this reported preliminary research is two-fold: to determine the adequacy of using the Licensee Event Reports (LERs) to evaluate: the effects of shift work and overtime on human performance in nuclear power plants, and the statistical nature of human error in nuclear power plants; and given that the LERs are adequate to draw statistical conclusions about human performance in nuclear power plants.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
• OSTI ID: 5438644
• Report Number(s): NUREG-0872; ON: DE82905314
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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