Human reliability assessment and human performance evaluation: research and analysis activities at the US NRC

Author

Ramey-Smith, A.M. ; Thompson, C.M. ; Persensky, J.J.

Author_Institution

US Nucl. Regulatory Comm., Washington, DC, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

8-13 Jun 1997

Abstract

Within the context of the NRC charter to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, the common defense and security, and the environment in the use of nuclear materials in the USA, the mission of NRC activities concerning human reliability assessment and human performance evaluation is to ensure effective regulation and oversight of licensee personnel performance. Five general strategies for achieving the mission are listed in this paper. Five research and analysis programs have been identified to implement these strategies. Each of these programs is discussed in detail

Keywords

human factors; legislation; nuclear power stations; power system reliability; safety; standards; Nuclear Regulatory Commission; USA; human performance evaluation; human reliability assessment; licensee personnel performance; nuclear power plants; public health and safety; research programmes; Conducting materials; Data analysis; Human factors; Inspection; Maintenance; Materials reliability; Nuclear facility regulation; Performance analysis; Personnel; Protection;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Human Factors and Power Plants, 1997. Global Perspectives of Human Factors in Power Generation., Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE Sixth Conference on

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3769-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HFPP.1997.624878

Filename

624878