Human reliability impact on inservice inspection. Phase 1, summary report. Volume 1

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5904041

Spanner, J C; Badalamente, R V; Rankin, W L; Triggs, T J

This report documents a feasibility study conducted to identify, characterize, and evaluate the human reliability aspects of ultrasonic testing/inservice inspection (UT/ISI). During this study, the following four inter-dependent tasks were completed: (1) perform a literature survey to identify significant human performance factors and develop a better measure of performance for the UT/ISI process, (2) develop task element descriptions for a typical UT/ISI process, (3) prepare a test plan to conduct a human performance evaluation in conjunction with a mini-round robin study, and (4) prepare a project plant for conducting the needed follow-on work identified during the feasibility study. This report includes an assessment of UT applications in the nuclear industry, emphasizing the UT/ISI system (personnel, equipment, and procedures). A man-machine systems model is used to describe the UT/ISi process, and the Relative Operating Charcteristic (ROC) analysis approach for analyzing NDT performance is discussed. The five basic performance-shaping factors (variables) are evaluated with respect to potential impact on UT/ISI performance. Conclusions are drawn based on this limited scope study, and recommendations are made for needed folow-on work toward improving UT/ISI reliability.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA); Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Seattle, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5904041
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-4436-Vol.1; PNL-5641-Vol.1; BHARC-400/85/016-Vol.1; ON: TI86008834
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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