Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, volume 68, issue 1, pages 791-795

A Tale of Two Simulators—A Comparative Human-in-the-Loop Nuclear Power Plant Operations Study on Thermal Power Dispatch for Hydrogen Production

Thomas A Ulrich ¹

Roger Lew ²

Jisuk Kim ¹

Dylan Jurski ³

Olubenga Gideon ²

Kelly Dickerson ⁴

Zeth Dubois ²

Ronald L Boring ¹

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Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, USA |

University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA |

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE, FL, USA |

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD, USA |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2024-09-26

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Journal: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

SJR: 0.209

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ISSN: 10711813, 21695067

DOI: 10.1177/10711813241282265

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Abstract

A study was designed for a reconfigurable, full-scale, full-scope nuclear power plant control room simulator to compare two different thermal power dispatch systems, on separate simulator platforms, demonstrating a TPD concept of operation. A TPD system can provide a desirable alternative revenue source for utilities but requires addressing new and unique operational issues. The selection of representative scenarios and the scenario-based experimental design are presented as key elements to capture evidence for validating the developed TPD concept of operations overcome these operational issues.