The development and evaluation of human factors guidelines for the review of advanced human-system interfaces

Author

O´Hara, John M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Nucl. Energy, Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA

fYear

1992

Firstpage

260

Lastpage

265

Abstract

Advanced control rooms for future nuclear power plants are being designed utilizing computer-based technologies. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reviews the human engineering aspects of such control rooms to ensure that they are designed to good human factors engineering principles and that operator performance and reliability are appropriately supported in order to protect public health and safety. The rationale, general approach, and initial development of an NRC Advanced Control Room Design Review Guidelines are reviewed.<>

Keywords

control facilities; human factors; nuclear power stations; power station computer control; user interfaces; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission; advanced human-system interfaces; computer-based technologies; control rooms; future nuclear power plants; human engineering aspects; human factors guidelines; Design engineering; Ergonomics; Guidelines; Human factors; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; Power generation; Protection; Public healthcare; Reliability engineering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Human Factors and Power Plants, 1992., Conference Record for 1992 IEEE Fifth Conference on

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0888-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HFPP.1992.283400

Filename

283400