Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Optimizing human performance in the advanced CANDU control room

Conference · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)
OSTI ID:6921006
 [1];  [2]
  1. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario (Canada)
  2. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ontario (Canada)
Human performance in existing Canada deuterium uranium (CANDU) nuclear power plants has been considerably enhanced by the extensive use of computers for automatic plant control and operator interface functions. This includes a number of relatively advanced functions such as alarm conditioning, trip setpoint conditioning, signal checks and intercomparisons, special-purpose information displays, and computerized safety system testing. The CANDU supervisory control philosophy has been quite successful and well received by CANDU operators and has provided a solid foundation to build upon. Optimization of human performance in the advanced CANDU control room is being achieved by systematic integration of human factors and computer technology in an intensive Canadian program of research, design, and development.
OSTI ID:
6921006
Report Number(s):
CONF-921102--
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 66
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English