Comparison between conventional and digital nuclear power plant main control rooms: A task complexity perspective, Part II: Detailed results and analysis

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 10-20

  Liu, Peng ^a   Li, Zhizhong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Digitalization; Main control room; Nuclear power plant; Task complexity; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; TAXONOMIES;

DIGITALIZATION; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; HUMAN RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; INDIVIDUAL FACTORS; INTERFACE MANAGEMENT; MAIN CONTROL ROOM; TASK COMPLEXITY; WORKING ENVIRONMENT;

CONTROL ROOMS (POWER PLANTS);

ARTICLE; COMPLEXITY FACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; DIGITAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAIN CONTROL ROOM; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OPERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK COMPLEXITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 85027947534     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2014.06.011     Document Type: Article

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