Analysis of operators' performance under emergencies using a training simulator of the nuclear power plant

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-186

  Park, Jinkyun ^a   Jung, Wondea ^a   Ha, Jaejoo ^a   Shin, Yunghwa ^b  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Data collection; Emergency operating procedures; Human reliability analysis; Nuclear power plants; Operators' performance under emergencies; Simulator study

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; PERFORMANCE; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RELIABILITY THEORY; SAFETY FACTOR; STATISTICAL TESTS; STEAM GENERATORS;

CRITICAL SAFETY FUNCTIONS (CSF); DATA COLLECTION; HUMAN RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT (HRA);

NUCLEAR REACTOR SIMULATORS;

EID: 0347412038     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2003.09.009     Document Type: Article

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