Title :
Human factors research in the nuclear power field in Finland
Author :
Wahlstrom, Björn ; Norros, Lena ; Reiman, Lasse
Author_Institution :
Tech. Res. Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland
Abstract :
Research in the field of human factors in the Finnish nuclear industry was started more than 15 years ago. Research efforts are directed towards supporting probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) studies of the operational plants, planning of operator training and defining the cognitive content of operational tasks. A survey of research done in Finland, together with an account of studies of organizational performance and the development of personnel expertise in the Finnish nuclear power plants, is given. Specific topics include modeling the human in PSA studies, issues on organization, management and personnel expertise, and work to define the characteristic features of manager and personnel work orientation.<>
Keywords :
fission reactor operation; fission reactor safety; human factors; nuclear power stations; personnel; training; Finland; cognitive content; human factors research; management; manager work orientation; nuclear power; operational tasks; operator training; organizational performance; personnel expertise; personnel work orientation; probabilistic safety assessment; Chemical industry; Councils; Human factors; Inductors; Industrial training; Manufacturing industries; Personnel; Power generation; Protection; Safety;
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
DOI :
10.1109/HFPP.1992.283347
