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http://dx.doi.org/10.12812/ksms.2022.24.1.061

Conceptual Design of Information Displays Supporting Severe Accident Management in Nuclear Power Plants Based on Ecological Interface Design (EID) Framework  

Cho, Piljae (Dept. of Industrial Engineering, Chonnam National University)
Ham, Dong-Han (Dept. of Industrial Engineering, Chonnam National University)
Lee, Hyunchul (I&C and Human Factor Research, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science / v.24, no.1, 2022 , pp. 61-72 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to propose a conceptual design of information displays for supporting responsive actions under severe accidents in Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs). Severe accidents in NPPs can be defined as accident conditions that are more severe than a design basis accident and involving significant core degradation. Since the Fukushima accident in 2011, the management of severe accidents is increasing important in nuclear industry. Dealing with severe accidents involves several cognitively complex activities, such as situation assessment; accordingly, it is significant to provide human operators with appropriate knowledge support in their cognitive activities. Currently, severe accident management guidelines (SAMG) have been developed for this purpose. However, it is also inevitable to develop information displays for supporting the management of severe accidents, with which human operators can monitor, control, and diagnose the states of NPPs under severe accident situations. It has been reported that Ecological Interface Design (EID) framework can be a viable approach for developing information displays used in complex socio-technical systems such as NPPs. Considering the design principles underlying the EID, we can say that EID-based information displays can be useful for dealing with severe accidents effectively. This study developed a conceptual design of information displays to be used in severe accidents, following the stipulated design process and principles of the EID framework. We particularly attempted to develop a conceptual design to make visible the principle knowledge to be used for coping with dynamically changing situations of NPPs under severe accidents.
Keywords
Severe Accidents; Severe Accident Management Guideline; Ecological Interface Design; Work Domain Analysis; Abstraction Hierarchy;
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