A Method to Select Human-System Interfaces for Nuclear Power Plants

Nuclear Engineering and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 87-97

  Hugo, Jacques V ^a   Gertman, David I ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced nuclear power plants; Design guidance; Human factors engineering; Human system interface; Technology readiness levels; Technology selection criteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958763741     PISSN: 17385733     EISSN: 2234358X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2015.10.004     Document Type: Article

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