Discussion of comments from a peer review of a technique for human event analysis (ATHEANA)
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
- Buttonwood Consulting, Inc. (United States)
- Science Applications International Corp. (United States)
- John Wreathall and Company (United States)
In May of 1998, a technical basis and implementation guidelines document for A Technique for Human Event Analysis (ATHEANA) was issued as a draft report for public comment (NUREG-1624). In conjunction with the release of the draft NUREG, a paper review of the method, its documentation, and the results of an initial test of the method was held over a two-day period in Seattle, Washington, in June of 1998. Four internationally-known and respected experts in human reliability analysis (HRA) were selected to serve as the peer reviewers and were paid for their services. In addition, approximately 20 other individuals with an interest in HRA and ATHEANA also attended the peer review meeting and were invited to provide comments. The peer review team was asked to comment on any aspect of the method or the report in which improvements could be made and to discuss its strengths and weaknesses. All of the reviewers thought the ATEANA method had made significant contributions to the field of PRA/HRA, in particular by addressing the most important open questions and issues in HRA, by attempting to develop an integrated approach, and by developing a framework capable of identifying types of unsafe actions that generally have not been considered using existing methods. The reviewers had many concerns about specific aspects of the methodology and made many recommendations for ways to improve and extend the method, and to make its application more cost effective and useful to PRA in general. Details of the reviewers` comments and the ATHEANA team`s responses to specific criticisms will be discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 674750
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-98-1928C; CONF-981029-; ON: DE98006230; BR: 401001060; TRN: 99:000364
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 26. water reactor safety information meeting, Bethesda, MD (United States), 26-28 Oct 1998; Other Information: PBD: [1998]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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