Mapping Complexity Sources in Nuclear Power Plant Domainsi Academic Article

abstract

• Understanding the sources of complexity in advanced Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) control rooms and their effects on human reliability is critical for ensuring safe performance of both operators and the entire system. New generation control rooms will rely more heavily on automation and computerized Human-System Interfaces (HSI). Without proper management, information representation and required operator-system interaction could challenge operator information processing capabilities. This paper provides an initial step in assessing the sources of complexity in the NPP control rooms and introduces a systems-theoretic descriptive model of these sources of complexity leveraging network theory.

authors

• Sasangohar, Farzan

published proceedings

• Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting

author list (cited authors)

• Sasangohar, F., Thornburg, K., Cummings, M. L., & D'Agostino, A.

citation count

• 6

complete list of authors

• Sasangohar, Farzan||Thornburg, Kristopher||Cummings, ML||D'Agostino, Amy

publication date

• September 2010

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/154193121005402510

start page

• 2169

end page

• 2173

volume

• 54

issue

• 25

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193121005402510