TY - GEN
T1 - Human factors issues for multi-modular reactor units
AU - Tran, Tuan Q.
AU - Garcia, Humberto
AU - Boring, Ronald
AU - Joe, Jeffrey
AU - Hallbert, Bruce
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Smaller and multi-modular reactors (MMR) will be highly technologically-advanced systems allowing more system flexibility to reactor configurations (e.g., addition/removal of reactor units). While the technical and financial advantages of such systems may be numerous, MMR presents many human factors challenges that may pose vulnerabilities to plant safety. An important human factors challenge in MMR operation and performance is the monitoring of data from multiple plants from centralized control rooms where human operators are responsible for interpreting, assessing, and responding to different system states (e.g., simultaneously monitoring refueling at one plant while vigilant to another plant's normal operating state). Furthermore, the operational, safety, and performance requirements for MMR can significantly change current staffing models and roles, the mode in which information is displayed, and the approach for conducting procedures and training. Consequently, addressing human factors concerns in MMR is essential in reducing plant risk.
AB - Smaller and multi-modular reactors (MMR) will be highly technologically-advanced systems allowing more system flexibility to reactor configurations (e.g., addition/removal of reactor units). While the technical and financial advantages of such systems may be numerous, MMR presents many human factors challenges that may pose vulnerabilities to plant safety. An important human factors challenge in MMR operation and performance is the monitoring of data from multiple plants from centralized control rooms where human operators are responsible for interpreting, assessing, and responding to different system states (e.g., simultaneously monitoring refueling at one plant while vigilant to another plant's normal operating state). Furthermore, the operational, safety, and performance requirements for MMR can significantly change current staffing models and roles, the mode in which information is displayed, and the approach for conducting procedures and training. Consequently, addressing human factors concerns in MMR is essential in reducing plant risk.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/49749117484
U2 - 10.1109/HFPP.2007.4413231
DO - 10.1109/HFPP.2007.4413231
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:49749117484
SN - 1424403065
SN - 9781424403066
T3 - IEEE Conference on Human Factors and Power Plants
SP - 347
EP - 352
BT - Joint 8th IEEE HFPP Conference on Human Factor and Power Plants and 13th HPRCT Annual Workshop on Human Performance, Root Cause, Trending, Operating Experience, Self Assessment
T2 - Joint 8th IEEE HFPP Conference on Human Factor and Power Plants and 13th HPRCT Annual Workshop on Human Performance, Root Cause, Trending, Operating Experience, Self Assessment
Y2 - 26 August 2007 through 31 August 2007
ER -