An experimental study of operator activity using an advanced alarm system in nuclear power plant control room

IEEE Conference on Human Factors and Power Plants

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 92-97

  Torralba, Belén ^a   Martínez Arias, Rosario ^b   Sola, Rosario ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL ROOMS (POWER PLANTS); ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PHOTOGRAPHY; POWER PLANTS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; TURBINES; VIDEO RECORDING;

ALARM MESSAGES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EYE-MOVEMENT TRACKING; FULL SCOPE; HUMAN FACTORS; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; INDEPENDENT FAILURES; INFORMATION SOURCE; NUCLEAR POWER; ON-LINE PROCESSING; OPERATING EXPERIENCES; ROOT CAUSES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SYSTEM DISPLAYS; VISUAL ACTIVITIES;

ALARM SYSTEMS;

EID: 49749135175     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HFPP.2007.4413187     Document Type: Conference Paper

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