Safety parameter display system: a progress statement

Conference · Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:7094537

Meyer, O R; Harmon, D L; Long, A B; Spurgin, A J

The first technical recommendation of the President's Commission on the Three Mile Island (TMI) accident was that state-of-the-art technology should be introduced into the Main Control Room (MCR) of nuclear power plants. Key elements in the emergency response facilities are the safety parameter display system (SPDS) and the technical support center (TSC). The SPDS and TSC reflect a decision not to redesign and rebuild the MCR, but instead to add state-of-the-art technology. The SPDS is installed in the MCR and interfaces with the new crew member in the MCR, the shift technical advisor (STA), and existing crew members. The implementation and characteristics of the SPDS display structure will be discussed first. The function of the SPDS displays and their integration with the reactor operator's tasks will be discussed second.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA); Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, CT (USA); Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA); General Atomic Co., San Diego, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 7094537
• Report Number(s): EGG-M-04382; CONF-820705-9; ON: DE83000539
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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