Human Factors in the Nuclear Industry

Introduction for HF in nuclear
A need of holistic view of HF in improving nuclear safety
Individual characters in creation of safety
- e.g. stress, vigilance and fatique; measures, level, effect to capacity and performance
Work characters in creation of safety
- analysis of work processes
- human centered automation
- challenges of multitasking
- working times
Group and team in creation of safety
- e.g. learning as a work group
Organizational factors in creation of safety
- safety management, decision making
- e.g. SAFEX survey in Finnish nuclear industry
Industry and system level
- project management, subcontractor networks, safety culture in complex systems

Human Factors in the Nuclear Industry: Supporting Human Performance for Improved Safety presents the latest research and studies of human factors in the nuclear industry. It models and highlights scientific and technological foundations before providing practical examples of applications within the nuclear facility of human performance at an individual, group, organization, and system level. Editors Dr. Teperi and Dr. Gotcheva supply concrete models, tools and techniques based on research to provide the reader with knowledge of how to facilitate and support human performance in this dynamic and fast moving safety critical field.

Models and case studies are provided to add practical benefits for the reader to apply to their own projects, including user friendly state-of-the-art equipment, fluent work processes for information flow, functional control room resource management, and scope for competence and learning in the work place. This book will benefit nuclear researchers, safety experts, human factors professionals and power plant operators, as well as those with an interest in human factors outside of the nuclear field.

• Provides a comprehensive framework for human factors, considering not only the individual, but also the team, organizational and industrial levels
• Presents tried and tested tools and techniques based on research from the nuclear industry
• Includes models, examples and case studies of user-friendly equipment, fluent work processes and functional control room resource management

Nuclear engineers and professionals, particularly those focussing on safety and human factors; safety experts; nuclear power plant operators; Masters + level students and researchers of nuclear energy; nuclear consultants and managers; decision & policy makers in nuclear, and non-nuclear facilities