Human factors in the nuclear control room

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Nucl. Saf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7292857

Seminara, J L; Pack, R W; Gonzalez, W R; Parsons, S O

Human factors engineering is an interdisciplinary specialty concerned with influencing the design of equipment systems, facilities, and operational environments to promote safe, efficient, and reliable operator performance. The human factors aspects of five representative nuclear power-plant control rooms were evaluated using such methods as a checklist-guided observation system based on military standards, structural interviews with operators and trainers, direct observations of operator behavior, task analyses, procedure evaluations, and historical error analyses. The review has surfaced a wide spectrum of human factors problem areas and needed improvements. The study recommends that a detailed set of applicable human factors standards be developed to stimulate a uniform and systematic concern for human factors. It is further recommended that design guides be developed to facilitate the implementation of such standards both for new designs and for upgrading existing control rooms. A number of research areas are delineated in order to develop a more comprehensive data base on which to predicate human factors standards.

• OSTI ID: 7292857
• Journal Information: Nucl. Saf.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Saf.; (United States) Vol. 18:6; ISSN NUSAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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