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Control room development through upgrading of existing control rooms and generation of new control rooms is considered an important way of improving operational safety and efficiency of nuclear power plants. Even if nuclear power generating plants have a very good safety record, there is strong motivation for further improvements. Modem computer technology has the potential to improve operational safety. A number of weaknesses in old control rooms have been identified. Relevant information may be missing due to limited instrumentation. Too much information (e.g., alarms) may make it difficult for the operator to diagnose the process state. Wrong or inconsistent information may mislead the operator.
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Follesø, K., Volden, F.S. (1993). Test and Evaluation Program for a Prototype of an Advanced Computerized Control Room for Nuclear Power Plants. In: Wise, J.A., Hopkin, V.D., Stager, P. (eds) Verification and Validation of Complex Systems: Human Factors Issues. NATO ASI Series, vol 110. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02933-6_39
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