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A study on trust in alarms in a nuclear power plant microworld simulation

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Abstract

Different types of alarms and events can affect an operator's trust in an alarm system. This paper presents an experiment in which we examined the effect of two types of alarm systems (two-state and three-state alarms) on trust, alarm compliance, and diagnosis for two types of faults differing in complexity. Undergraduate university students using a simplified process control microworld simulation served as participants. The findings from this research showed participants performed better and had more trust in three-state alarms compared to twostate alarms. This paper discusses these findings in terms of their theoretical implications and practical applications to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of alarm systems in nuclear power plant operations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2015 Resilience Week, RSW 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages174-178
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781479985944
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2015
EventResilience Week, RSW 2015 - Philadelphia, United States
Duration: Aug 18 2015Aug 20 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2015 Resilience Week, RSW 2015

Conference

ConferenceResilience Week, RSW 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhiladelphia
Period08/18/1508/20/15

Keywords

  • Alarms
  • microworld
  • process control
  • trust

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