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This study uses factor analysis to examine 30 errors due to human-system interface (HSI) in nuclear power plant control rooms. The results are used to validate the factor structure and the Decision-Action Model developed in this paper. Ten U.S. commercial operating nuclear plants, total of 18 units, participated in this study at the time this paper was written. The result is a five-factor structure: Operations Uncertainties, Design Improvements, Misoperations, Equipment Control, and Human Factors Redesign. The completed Decision-Action Model provides current operating plants with suggested corrective actions for each type of potential HSI errors.
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Chang, JL., Liao, H., Zeng, L. (2009). Human-System Interface (HSI) Challenges in Nuclear Power Plant Control Rooms. In: Salvendy, G., Smith, M.J. (eds) Human Interface and the Management of Information. Information and Interaction. Human Interface 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5618. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02559-4_79
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