Human factors in the UK nuclear industry

Author

Whitfield, D.J.C.

Author_Institution

HM Nucl. Installations Inspectorate, Bootle, UK

fYear

1992

Firstpage

70

Lastpage

75

Abstract

The human factors (HF) programs and current state of progress in the two major construction projects are reviewed. These include topics of man-machine interface, fault analyses, procedures, training, and management. The HF content of the major safety reviews of the first generation Magnox power plants is described. Some aspects of the assessment of utilities´ training arrangements including some general conclusions from recent team inspections, are discussed. Developments in the appraisal of ´management of safety´ are described.<>

Keywords

fission reactor safety; human factors; inspection; nuclear power stations; training; user interfaces; UK nuclear industry; construction projects; fault analyses; first generation Magnox power plants; gas cooled reactor; human factors; man-machine interface; management; safety reviews; team inspections; training; Construction industry; Hafnium; Human factors; Industrial training; Inspection; Management training; Nuclear power generation; Power generation; Safety; User interfaces;

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.1992.283434

Filename

283434