The IDA cognitive model for the analysis of nuclear power plant operator response under accident conditions. Part I: Problem solving and decision making model

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-71

  Smidts, C ^a   Shen, S H ^a   Mosleh, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; MODELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PERSONNEL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

HUMAN RELIABILITY ANALYSIS (HRA); NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OPERATOR RESPONSE; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT (PRA);

REACTOR OPERATION;

EID: 0030675236     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(96)00104-4     Document Type: Article

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