Human Factors in Nuclear Safety

There is a growing recognition amongst those involved with the creation and distribution of nuclear power of the value and positive impact of ergonomics, recognition heightened by the realization that safety incidents are rarely the result of purely technical failure.  This work provides insights into plant design, performance shaping factors,

Neville A. Stanton

Preface, 1. The discipline of human factors?, Part One. Organisational issues for design, 2. Human factors in the process of developing nuclear power plant systems, 3. Ergonomic assessment of a nuclear power plant control room: requirements in a design context, Part Two. Interface design issues, 4. Human factors of human computer interaction techniques in the control room, 5. Operator reactions to alarms: fundamental similarities and situational differences, 6. Procedures in the nuclear industry, 7. Simulators: a review of research and practice, Part Three. Personnel issues, 8. Assessing nuclear power plant operator variability, 9. Selecting personnel in the nuclear power industry, 10. Training issues, 11. Team performance: Communication, co ordination, co operation and control, 12. Human failure in the control of nuclear power stations: temporal logic of occurrence and alternating work times, 13. Work related stress and control room operations in nuclear power generation, Part Four. Organisational issues for safety, 14. Human reliability assessment in the UK nuclear power and reprocessing industries, 15. The promotion and measurement of a positive safety culture, 16. Key topics in nuclear safety, Index