An integrated computer-based procedure for teamwork in digital nuclear power plants

Abstract

The study proposed and evaluated a team-level integrated computer-based procedure, which present team members' operation status and execution history to one another. The experimental results show that compared with the traditional procedure design, the integrated design reduces the effort of team communication and improves team transparency.

Review of simulator training practices for industrial operators: How can individual simulator training be enabled?

“…Rather than how OTSs are designed, we wish to focus on whether effective use is made of them based on relevant learning methodologies. In other cases, the articles focused on the study of teamwork training (Gao et al, 2015, Kim and Byun, 2011, Yim and Seong, 2016, which is not the main interest in this article; this study focuses on determining the path to enabling individual training when necessary. Articles were also found that focused on finding the cause of risk or emergency situations in industrial processes, based either on the analysis of human factors or on the design of the simulators (Li and Harris, 2013, Brambilla and Manca, 2011, Ikuma et al, 2014, Kim et al, 2016.…”

Coordination‐behavior patterns of control crews in digital nuclear power plants during emergencies from a network perspective: An exploratory study

“…They have to adequately transfer information among team members and closely cooperate with each other in operations. Providing instant and continuous feedback upon others' coordination behaviors not only advances the team transparency of control crews (Gao et al, 2015), but also may improve the efficiency of integrating and using operators' cognitive resources. Hence, we expected that the coordination-behavior patterns of the high-performing crews would be more balanced than the low-performing ones.…”

Human factors and nuclear safety since 1970 – A critical review of the past, present and future

“…Research regarding team performance (Hwang et al, 2009;Kim et al, 2006) and teamwork (Gao et al, 2015) has decreased from 2000 to the present day. The literature shows that various approaches have been taken to capture teamwork and team performance.…”

“…real-time warning model - Hwang et al, 2009) have been used to understand team effectiveness and team situational awareness by assessing team response time, error rates and mental workload when undertaking tasks in NPPs. This has been adapted into computer-based systems with a view to improving team performance by sharing team members progress and execution histories to aid in openness and improve teamwork (Gao et al, 2015).…”