Computerized procedures for nuclear power plants: evaluation of the computerized procedures manual (COPMA-II)

Author

Converse, Sharolyn A. ; Perez, Pedro ; Clay, Melanie ; Meyer, Steven

Author_Institution

North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA

fYear

1992

Firstpage

167

Lastpage

172

Abstract

Computerized procedures have been suggested as a mechanism for aiding the performance of reactor operators. The Computerized Procedure Manual (COPMA-II) is a computerized procedure system that provides advanced features so as to allow reactor operators to track their progress through several parallel sets of procedures, and provides automatic monitoring and feedback. The effectiveness of COPMA-II will be evaluated at the Scaled Pressurized Water Reactor Facility (SPWRF) at North Carolina State University. Licensed reactor operators will operate the scaled facility using either COPMA-II or traditional hard-copy procedures. The environment provided by the SPWRF for evaluation of advanced operator aids in a realistic but safe environment is described.<>

Keywords

fission reactor operation; fission reactor safety; nuclear power stations; COPMA-II; SPWRF; Scaled Pressurized Water Reactor Facility; automatic monitoring; computerized procedure system; computerized procedures manual; hard-copy procedures; nuclear power plants; reactor operators; Computer errors; Computerized monitoring; Concurrent computing; Condition monitoring; Frequency; Humans; Inductors; Industrial accidents; Power generation; Switches;

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.1992.283415

Filename

283415