2012 · 36 citations · 3 references
EngineeringDesignNuclear EngineeringErgonomicsHuman-centered DesignSafety EngineeringControl Room OperationsHuman FactorsHuman ReliabilityControl Room InstrumentationHuman Factors EngineeringHuman Factors Safety AnalysisHuman Factors StandardsHuman-performance TechnologyHuman-system IntegrationNuclear Power Plant PerformanceStandard Review
The NRC reviews human‑factors engineering programs for nuclear power plant construction permits, operating licenses, standard design certifications, and combined operating licenses, and the key guidance documents were last revised in 2007, 2004, and 2002. The NRC aims to ensure personnel performance and reliability are supported by reviewing HFE programs, and it is committed to periodically updating guidance to remain state‑of‑the‑art, presenting a methodology to revise NUREG‑0711 and summarizing the main changes. The update methodology involves revising the three key guidance documents—Standard Review Plan (NUREG‑0800), HFE Program Review Model (NUREG‑0711), and Human‑System Interface Design Review Guidelines (NUREG‑0700)—with NUREG‑0711 addressed first, incorporating recent research on human performance, advances in HFE methods and tools, and new technology. The authors report the current status of the update program and outline future plans.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reviews the human factors engineering (HFE) programs of applicants for nuclear power plant construction permits, operating licenses, standard design certifications, and combined operating licenses. The purpose of these safety reviews is to help ensure that personnel performance and reliability are appropriately supported. Detailed design review procedures and guidance for the evaluations is provided in three key documents: the Standard Review Plan (NUREG0800), the HFE Program Review Model (NUREG-0711), and the Human-System Interface Design Review Guidelines (NUREG-0700). These documents were last revised in 2007, 2004 and 2002, respectively. The NRC is committed to the periodic update and improvement of the guidance to ensure that it remains a stateof-the-art design evaluation tool. To this end, the NRC is updating its guidance to stay current with recent research on human performance, advances in HFE methods and tools, and new technology being employed in plant and control room design. NUREG-0711 is the first document to be addressed. We present the methodology used to update NUREG-0711 and summarize the main changes made. Finally, we discuss the current status of the update program and the future plans.
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Human Factors Engineering Program Review Model
J. O'Hara, J. Higgins, J. J. Persensky et al. · Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) · 2004 · 114 citations