Evaluation of safety-parameter display concepts, volume 2
Abstract
New control room equipment designed to improve operator performance must be evaluated before adoption and installation. Two experimental concepts for a Safety Parameters Display System (SPDS) were evaluated to assess benefits and potential problems associated with the SPDS concept and its integration into control room operations. Participants were licensed utility operators undergoing retaining on a nuclear power plant simulator. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed on crew response to seven simulated accident conditions. Data on operator decisions and actions were organized into timelines. Analysis of the timelines and observations collected during testing provide important insights about the potential impact of the SPDS concept on control room operations.
- Publication:
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Final Report Westinghouse Electric Corp
- Pub Date:
- February 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982wec..rept.....W
- Keywords:
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- Display Devices;
- Human Performance;
- Nuclear Power Plants;
- Nuclear Reactor Control;
- Reactor Safety;
- Simulation;
- Accidents;
- Decision Making;
- Evaluation;
- Installing;
- Operator Performance;
- Qualitative Analysis;
- Quantitative Analysis;
- Engineering (General)