Overview of the NRC's human factors regulatory research program

At the NRC, human performance research is directed toward the technology needed to ensure the safe and effective use of commercial nucleonics by people. Human performance research has many factors and is a broadly based technology. The research is grouped into six topical areas to facilitate the research: (1) Human Performance and Human Reliability Assessment, (2) Man-Machine Interfaces, (3) Procedures, (4) Qualifications and Training, (5) Organization and Management, and (6) Performance Indicators. However, even these groups are closely interrelated and not totally separable because the individual elements of human factors research are not readily separable