The use of a simulator to include human factors issues in the interface design of a nuclear power plant control room

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-238

  dos Santos, Isaac José Antonio Luquetti ^a   Teixeira, Douglas Vidal ^b   Ferraz, Fernando Toledo ^b   Carvalho, Paulo Victor Rodrigues ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA NUCLEAR   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Control room; Design; Human factors; Interfaces; Nuclear reactor

Indexed keywords

CONTROL ROOMS (POWER PLANTS); NUCLEAR REACTORS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

HUMAN FACTORS; INTERFACES DESIGN;

INTERFACES (COMPUTER);

CONTROL ROOMS (POWER PLANTS); INTERFACES (COMPUTER); NUCLEAR REACTORS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 43449125926     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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