Presentation
A Tale of Two Simulators – A Comparative Human-In-The-Loop Nuclear Power Plant Operations Study on Thermal Power Dispatch for Hydrogen Production
SessionS3: Nuclear
DescriptionExisting U.S. nuclear power plants (NPPs) were not designed or analyzed for load following to accommodate increasingly dynamic grid demands. Thermal power dispatch (TPD) allows plants to maintain a steady state by diverting steam from the turbine and selling this steam as process heat to an industrial process, such as hydrogen production. TPD operations require new operator tasks to transition between electric and mixed electric-thermal dispatch modes of operations with digital human-machine interfaces integrated into the existing analog control room and procedures. This paper addresses two new and critical issues for both existing and advanced reactor human factors issues. Prior human factors research for control room modernization focused on usability issues in digital replacements for analog systems without the fundamental tasks changing. This system introduces significantly new functionality that requires additional human factors considerations. Second, TPD operations require unique human factor considerations to develop and evaluate inter-organizational coordination.
Contributor
Research Scientist
Event Type
Industry/Practitioner Case Study
Lecture
TimeWednesday, September 11th10:05am - 10:25am MST
LocationFLW Salon C
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