scholarly journals Human factors review of nuclear power plant control room design. Summary report

1976 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Seminara ◽  
W. R. Gonzalez ◽  
S. O. Parsons
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Summary Report ◽  
Control Room ◽  
Room Design ◽  
Power Plant Control ◽  
Plant Control

Procedures for Human Engineering Evaluation of Nuclear Power Plant Control Rooms

1980 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 271-275
Author(s):  
Kenneth M. Mailory ◽  
Clifford C. Baker ◽  
Robin K. West
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Human Engineering ◽  
Control Room ◽  
Room Design ◽  
Engineering Problems ◽  
Power Plant Control ◽  
Control Rooms ◽  
Plant Control

Few human engineering standards or criteria for the design of nuclear power plant control rooms existed prior to the accident at Three Mile Island — Unit 2. For the most part control room design was dictated by electrical criteria, costs, and, most importantly, by precedent evolved from fossil fuel plant experience. Since the TMI-2 accident, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has undertaken an ambitious program to develop control room design and operational guidelines to be used by utilities in evaluating the human engineering fitness of control rooms and in identifying human engineering problems requiring backfit. The following paper reviews the method used to develop control room guidelines, the process suggested to the utilities for performing control room evaluations, and sources for and the content of guidelines. As reported in the paper, evaluation guidelines evolved from a basic set of military standards and checklists through a series of on-site control room reviews. The methods used in these reviews involve surveys, checklists, and videotaped walk-throughs of emergency procedures. The final product is a Guidebook containing: (a) procedures for scheduling, planning, administration, and staffing of human engineering reviews; (b) the evaluation procedures to be used, including guidelines, human engineering data, references, and methods; (c) a trade-off process for sorting out problems needing immediate vs. more remote attention; and (d) suggestions for backfits for the human engineering problems most widespread in the industry.

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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