scholarly journals Developing a Human Factors Engineering Program Plan and End State Vision to Support Full Nuclear Power Plant Modernization

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey C. Joe ◽  
Casey R. Kovesdi ◽  
Lewis Hanes
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Program Plan

scholarly journals Application of Integrated Human Error Management in Human Factors Engineering Process to Nuclear Power Plant Design

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1186-1198
Author(s):  
Kenji Mashio ◽  
Kodo Ito
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Error Management ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Plant Design ◽  
Integrated Process ◽  
Human Errors

Integrated process of human error management in human factors engineering (HFE) process provides a systematic direction for the design countermeasures development to prevent potential human errors. The process analyzes performance influence factors (PIFs) for crew failure modes (CFMs) and human failure events (HFEvs) in human reliability analysis (HRA). This paper provides applications of the process to the event evaluation for nuclear power plant design, especially PWR. In this application, the HRA/HFE integrated process had specified further detail for PIF attributes which had not been obtained in HRA, and showed further investigations to treat how operators induced their human errors through their cognitive task process in their work environment. This application showed effectiveness of the process in order to provide design countermeasures for preventing potential human errors occurrence based on the extensive PIFs and their error forcing context in HRA.

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.

Issues in the Design of Annunciator Systems

1981 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise C. R. Benel ◽  
Denise B. Mccafferty ◽  
Valerie Neal ◽  
Kenneth M. Mallory
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Color Coding ◽  
Power Plant Control ◽  
Machine Interface ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Functional Grouping

A major source of qualitative information in nuclear power plant control rooms is provided by the annunciator system. In many control room operations the alarm system is the initiating stimulus for operator response. Annunciators are an especially critical source of information in an emergency. For this reason, sound annunciator design and layout are crucial to efficient and safe nuclear power plant operation. Over the past few years, several investigators have determined that annunciator systems fail to fulfill the intended purpose. Human factors engineering principles often have been ignored or violated. Much work is needed to optimize the man-machine interface of annunciator systems. This paper discusses the importance of human factors criteria for consistency, accuracy, readability, position, and priority in the design of annunciator systems. The areas of functional grouping and prioritization, standardization of window nomenclature and format, and color coding are reviewed and evaluated. Additional problem areas in the design of an annunciator system are identified.

An Experience Study for Advanced MCR of Lungmen Project With Human Factors Regulations: NUREG-0711

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tzu-Chung Yenn ◽  
Chu-Yu Chuang ◽  
Chong-Cheng Hsu ◽  
Tsung-Chieh Cheng ◽  
Ming-Huei Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Control Room ◽  
General Electric Company ◽  
Common Reference ◽  
Under Construction ◽  
Near Future

Nowadays, there is a general consensus that establishing nuclear regulations concerning human factors engineering (HFE) is an important issue. NUREG-0711, original version published in 1994, was developed under such assumptions. And it soon became a common reference for nuclear power plant reviewers and designers. Lungmen NPP is the first ABWR plant in Taiwan and is under construction now. Taipower Company signed the contract for Lungmen Project with General Electric Company in 1995. By Lungmen Project Bid Specification, GE should take the responsibility to design the main control room according to the last version of HFE regulation that is NUREG-0711 version zero. Up to the present, NRC has modified NUREG-0711 twice on the basis of evaluating experiences and users’ feedback from different fields. But the Lungmen NPP has not finished yet. No doubt, the modifications not only make the regulation state-of-the-art but practicable. How to cope with this asynchronous problem between contracts and modification is a critical concern. In this article, we present our resolutions on this issue. Step one; comparing the differences between NUREG-0711 version zero and two. Step two; figuring out what meanings and intent are behind these changes. Step three; following the version zero regulation and taking advanced principle into consideration at the same time. Implementation according to old version regulation and taking the advanced intent and principle from step 2 is a practice resolution from the experience of Lungmen NPP. Those experiences will be helpful for human factors engineering activities on update the advanced main control room of nuclear power plant in the near future.

Human Factors Design Practices for Nuclear Power Plant Control Rooms

1978 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart O. Parsons ◽  
Sharen K. Eckert ◽  
Joseph L. Seminara
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Process Design ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Control Room ◽  
Power Plant Control ◽  
Engineering Information ◽  
Plant Control

Twenty nuclear power plant control room designers were interviewed to determine the design process, design constraints and the use and availability of Human Factors engineering information. Findings and conclusions are presented as well as a brief comparison with Meister's study of aerospace engineers.

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