Human factors considerations in operational transients

The nuclear power industry is approaching the state-of-the-art in the recognition of human factors considerations and their impact on plant transients and plant operation. The importance of integrating human factors into systems engineering analysis has also been recognized. There is still a need for more open recognition and use of human reliability analysis as a tool for risk management. It can, for example, identify where more, or better, planning, procedures, training, and drills are needed to achieve a desired level of risk during the entire life of a plant. (orig.)