TY - GEN
T1 - Characterizing the Human Factors of Offsite Monitoring and Remote Operation for the Nuclear Domain
AU - Green, Niav Hughes
AU - Morrow, Stephanie
AU - Mortenson, Torrey
AU - Mohon, Jeremy
AU - Kovesdi, Casey
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY, INCORPORATED, WESTMONT, ILLINOIS 60559.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - The diverse range of technologies expected with advanced reactors present both opportunities and challenges for the nuclear industry. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) anticipates novel approaches to reactor operations that enable economies of scale, such as remotely operated facilities. To prepare for the human factors review of applications proposing use of remote command and control operations, the NRC and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) initiated work to characterize the unique aspects of remote operation that arise when command and control is moved outside the site boundary. The NRC and INL research team engaged the nuclear industry in early 2024 with a workshop to understand the concepts of operations the nuclear industry is considering that may include elements of remote operation. As follow up to the workshop, this paper explores three hypothetical concepts involving elements of remote monitoring and control, begins to identify the human factors implications related to these concepts, and discusses the existing applicable NRC guidance.
AB - The diverse range of technologies expected with advanced reactors present both opportunities and challenges for the nuclear industry. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) anticipates novel approaches to reactor operations that enable economies of scale, such as remotely operated facilities. To prepare for the human factors review of applications proposing use of remote command and control operations, the NRC and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) initiated work to characterize the unique aspects of remote operation that arise when command and control is moved outside the site boundary. The NRC and INL research team engaged the nuclear industry in early 2024 with a workshop to understand the concepts of operations the nuclear industry is considering that may include elements of remote operation. As follow up to the workshop, this paper explores three hypothetical concepts involving elements of remote monitoring and control, begins to identify the human factors implications related to these concepts, and discusses the existing applicable NRC guidance.
KW - Advanced Reactors
KW - Human Factors
KW - Nuclear Safety
KW - Remote Operations
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105022102136
UR - https://www.ans.org/pubs/proceedings/article-58965/
U2 - 10.13182/NPICHMIT25-46540
DO - 10.13182/NPICHMIT25-46540
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105022102136
T3 - Proceedings of Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control and Human-Machine Interface Technology, NPIC and HMIT 2025
SP - 1088
EP - 1097
BT - Proceedings of Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control and Human-Machine Interface Technology, NPIC and HMIT 2025
PB - American Nuclear Society
T2 - 2025 Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control and Human-Machine Interface Technology, NPIC and HMIT 2025
Y2 - 15 June 2025 through 18 June 2025
ER -