Advanced control room evaluation: General approach and rationale
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA)
Advanced control rooms (ACRs) for future nuclear power plants (NPPs) are being designed utilizing computer-based technologies. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission reviews the human engineering aspects of such control rooms to ensure that they are designed to good human factors engineering principles and that operator performance and reliability are appropriately supported in order to protect public health and safety. This paper describes the rationale and general approach to the development of a human factors review guideline for ACRs. The factors influencing the guideline development are discussed, including the review environment, the types of advanced technologies being addressed, the human factors issues associated with advanced technology, and the current state-of-the-art of human factors guidelines for advanced human-system interfaces (HSIs). The proposed approach to ACR review would track the design and implementation process through the application of review guidelines reflecting four review modules: planning, design process analysis, human factors engineering review, and dynamic performance evaluation. 21 refs.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- NRC; Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 5637787
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-NUREG-46277; CONF-9109160--3; ON: DE91015211
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
CONTROL ROOMS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
HUMAN FACTORS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
PERFORMANCE
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REACTOR SAFETY
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STANDARDS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS