An EDF perspective on human factors

Author

Carnino, Annick

Author_Institution

IGSN, Paris, France

fYear

1988

Firstpage

65

Lastpage

68

Abstract

The author presents the main lines of the program undertaken by Electricite de France in the field of human factors as a result of the incident at Three Mile Island (YMI). As it is important to be aware of some human characteristics to understand the difficulties and needs in the field, the following behavior characteristics are described: man is not a component; man functions through a single channel; man has a continuous need of information; man biases risk estimation; and man uses mental representation. It is remarked that the actions launched after TMI are man-machine interface improvement, operator training, crew organization, operating experience analysis, state approach development and emergency planning. It is emphasized that all these actions are linked to human factors. Also presented are control room studies for a new plant called N4, a 1400 MWe light water reactor.<>

Keywords

fission reactor safety; human factors; nuclear power stations; personnel; power station computer control; 1400 MW; EDF; France; control room; emergency planning; human factors; man-machine interface; mental representation; nuclear power stations; operator training; personnel; power station computer control; risk estimation; Accidents; Electrical safety; Error correction; Human factors; Industrial control; Man machine systems; Process control; Professional activities; Research and development; Risk analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Human Factors and Power Plants, 1988., Conference Record for 1988 IEEE Fourth Conference on

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HFPP.1988.27478

Filename

27478