TY - GEN
T1 - Human reliability analysis in the U.S. nuclear power industry
T2 - 49th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2005
AU - Boring, Ronald L.
AU - Gertman, David I.
AU - Joe, Jeffrey C.
AU - Marble, Julie L.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - A variety of methods have been developed to generate human error probabilities for use in the US nuclear power industry. When actual operations data are not available, it is necessary for an analyst to estimate these probabilities. Most approaches, including THERP, ASEP, SLIM-MAUD, and SPAR-H, feature an atomistic approach to characterizing and estimating error. The atomistic approach is based on the notion that events and their causes can be decomposed and individually quantified. In contrast, in the holistic approach, such as found in ATHEANA, the analysis centers on the entire event, which is typically quantified as an indivisible whole. The distinction between atomistic and holistic approaches is important in understanding the nature of human reliability analysis quantification and the utility and shortcomings associated with each approach.
AB - A variety of methods have been developed to generate human error probabilities for use in the US nuclear power industry. When actual operations data are not available, it is necessary for an analyst to estimate these probabilities. Most approaches, including THERP, ASEP, SLIM-MAUD, and SPAR-H, feature an atomistic approach to characterizing and estimating error. The atomistic approach is based on the notion that events and their causes can be decomposed and individually quantified. In contrast, in the holistic approach, such as found in ATHEANA, the analysis centers on the entire event, which is typically quantified as an indivisible whole. The distinction between atomistic and holistic approaches is important in understanding the nature of human reliability analysis quantification and the utility and shortcomings associated with each approach.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/44349119721
U2 - 10.1177/154193120504901913
DO - 10.1177/154193120504901913
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:44349119721
SN - 094528926X
SN - 9780945289265
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 1815
EP - 1819
BT - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 49th Annual Meeting, HFES 2005
PB - Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc.
Y2 - 26 September 2005 through 30 September 2005
ER -