TY - GEN
T1 - Human and organisational factors in the reliability of non-destructive testing (NDT)
AU - Norros, Leena
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Non-destructive testing used in in-service inspections
can be seen as a complicated activity system including
three mutually related sub-activities:
· definition of inspection programs and necessary
resources,
· carrying out diagnostic inspections, and
· interpretation of the results from the view of plant
safety and corrective measures.
Various studies to investigate and measure the NDT
performance have produced disappointing result. No clear
correlations between single human factors and performance
have been identified even though general agreement exists
concerning the significance of human factors to the
reliability of testing ([NUREG/CR-4600 1986, Koutaniemi
et al. 1988, Dahlgren & Skånberg 1993, PISC III 1994,
1995). Another incentive for our studies has been to test
and evaluate the applicability of the international
results in the Finnish circumstances. Three successive
studies have thus been carried out on the human and
organisational factors in non-destructive testing.
AB - Non-destructive testing used in in-service inspections
can be seen as a complicated activity system including
three mutually related sub-activities:
· definition of inspection programs and necessary
resources,
· carrying out diagnostic inspections, and
· interpretation of the results from the view of plant
safety and corrective measures.
Various studies to investigate and measure the NDT
performance have produced disappointing result. No clear
correlations between single human factors and performance
have been identified even though general agreement exists
concerning the significance of human factors to the
reliability of testing ([NUREG/CR-4600 1986, Koutaniemi
et al. 1988, Dahlgren & Skånberg 1993, PISC III 1994,
1995). Another incentive for our studies has been to test
and evaluate the applicability of the international
results in the Finnish circumstances. Three successive
studies have thus been carried out on the human and
organisational factors in non-destructive testing.
M3 - Conference article in proceedings
SN - 951-38-5263-6
T3 - VTT Symposium
SP - 271
EP - 280
BT - RATU2: The Finnish Research Programme on the Structural Integrity of Nuclear Power Plants
PB - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
CY - Espoo
T2 - RATU2: The Finnish Research Programme on the Structural Integrity of Nuclear Power Plants
Y2 - 7 December 1998 through 7 December 1998
ER -