Human Factors Integrated System Validation in the Nuclear Power Plant Main Control Room

2018 ◽  
pp. 268-274
Author(s):  
Xiaoyang Ming ◽  
Guangwei Yu ◽  
Shiguang Deng
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Control Room ◽  
System Validation

Verification of Alarm Displays for the Nuclear Power Plant With Two Modular High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Qianqian ◽  
Guo Chao ◽  
Li Jianghai ◽  
Qu Ronghong
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Modular Design ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Alarm System ◽  
Control Room ◽  
High Temperature Gas

The nuclear power plant with two modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTR-PM) is under construction now. The control room of HTR-PM is designed. This paper introduces the alarm displays in the control room, and describes some verification and validation (V&V) activities of the alarm system, especially verification for some new human factor issues of the alarm system in the two modular design. In HTR-PM, besides the regular V&V similar to other NPPs, the interference effect of the alarm rings of the two reactor modules at the same time, and the potential discomfort of the two reactor operators after shift between them are focused. Verifications at early stage of the two issues are carried on the verification platform of the control room before the integrated system validation (ISV), and all the human machine interfaces (HMIs) in the control room, including the alarm system are validated in ISV. The test results on the verification platform show that the alarm displays and rings can support the operators understand the alarm information without confusion of the two reactors, and the shift between the two reactor operators have no adverse impact on operation. The results in ISV also show that the alarm system can support the operators well.

Control Room Human Factors Assessment at a Bulgariannuclear Power Plant

1995 ◽  
Vol 39 (15) ◽  
pp. 1043-1047
Author(s):  
Stephen A. Fleger ◽  
Michael R. McWilliams
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Control Room ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Reactor Control ◽  
Control Rooms

This paper presents the results of a preliminary assessment of human factors concerns associated with the six reactor control rooms at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria. This initiative was sponsored by the Committee of Energy, Bulgaria, as part of a multi-faceted project that examined emergency operating procedures, training, and risk-based maintenance practices at Kozloduy. The goal of the study was to determine the overall adequacy of the interfaces, from a human error prevention perspective, between operator and plant processes as found in the control rooms, and if warranted, to develop a program plan for conducting subsequent detailed control room design reviews. The need for this study was stimulated in part by a report prepared by the International Atomic Energy Agency which found that WWER-440 model 230 reactor control rooms were in urgent need of human factors attention. This paper summarizes the findings from the human factors portion of the study, and discusses potential concerns associated with applying U.S. developed human factors engineering criteria to an eastern European nuclear power plant.

The use of a simulator to include human factors issues in the interface design of a nuclear power plant control room

2008 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac José Antonio Luquetti dos Santos ◽  
Douglas Vidal Teixeira ◽  
Fernando Toledo Ferraz ◽  
Paulo Victor Rodrigues Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Control Room ◽  
Power Plant Control ◽  
Plant Control

Human Factors Considerations for Implementation of A “Green Board” Concept in an Existing “Red/Green” Power Plant Control Room

1981 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. D. Osborne ◽  
H. F. Barsam ◽  
D. C. Burgy
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Normal Operation ◽  
Control Room ◽  
Power Plant Control ◽  
Control Rooms ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Plant Control

Various human factors issues have been raised in recent years concerning the operability of nuclear power plant control rooms. The plethora of status indicator lights which must be monitored effectively has prompted the development of alternative control board design layouts to increase ease of operation. A study was conducted to address the feasibility of implementing the “green board” concept in a nuclear power plant control room which has an existing “red/green” board. The research included a comparison of current control room display and design concepts as well as an identification of the impact that the “green board” modification could have upon various aspects of daily plant operation. Recommendations based on the information gathered during the study specify that existing control rooms should be modified to incorporate the “green board” concept for more effective operation. In addition, a recommendation was made that further research should be conducted to investigate the following parameters: (1) detection time, (2) the effects of stress, training and different approaches to computerizing status indicators on operability; and (3) CRT color-coding compatability during off-normal operation.

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