Human Factors Applications at a Nonreactor Nuclear Facility

Conference · Sun Jun 07 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:6968043

At a nuclear reactor facility, the ultimate danger is a melt-down; at a nonreactor nuclear facility, the danger is criticality. Human factors engineering (HFE) helps ensure safe operations at these facilities. At Rocky Flats Plant (RFP), a nonreactor nuclear facility, the human factors engineers have taken on a number of projects in their first year of existence. Among these are ergonomic analyses, human-machine interface (HMI) designs, safety culture, safety operating limits, procedure development, risk assessment and management, human error modeling, root-cause analyses, organizational development, and training as it applies to these projects. The progress of these efforts is discussed in the paper.

• Research Organization: EG and G Rocky Flats, Inc., Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• OSTI ID: 6968043
• Report Number(s): CONF-920606--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Journal Volume: 65
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

054000* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Health & Safety
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
96 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
CRITICALITY
Criticality
DESIGN
EDUCATION
ENGINEERING
Engineering (HFE)
HUMAN FACTORS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
Human Factor Consideration
Human-Machine Interface (HMI)
IMPLEMENTATION
MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT
Melt-Down
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
OPERATION
Progress Efforts
RISK ASSESSMENT
ROCKY FLATS PLANT
Rocky Flats Plant (RFP)
SAFETY
TRAINING
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS