Man-Machine Interface Design for Korean Next Generation Reactor: A Human Factors Perspective

The concept of advanced man-machine interface (MMI) technology is employed to the design of the main control room (MCR) for Korean Next Generation Reactor (KNGR), an advanced light water nuclear power plant (NPP) currently under development. In the KNGR MCR, computerized workstations and digital operating systems provide the operator with electronically generated graphics and information for system status displays and plant controls. The introduction of digital technology to the development of advanced power plant control station has brought new issues and concerns associated with the KNGR MMI design, especially in human factors perspective. This paper presents some of human factors efforts in the development of KNGR MMIs that includes large screen display, workstation CRT, computerized procedure, and soft controller.