Abstract
Introduction: Resilience in NPP process control depends on balance
between operators’ autonomy for decisions and pre-defined guidance.. Finding
balance is a strategic decision by the organisation, but finally it takes
place at the sharp-end, by the operating personnel. Balancing was studied by
analysing the role and usage of procedures. Method: Conceptions of 62 control
room operators at two Finnish nuclear power plants (NPPs) were queried under
three themes relevant to the autonomy-guidance balancing. Answers were
classified into theory-based categories, i.e., interpretative, confirmative or
reactive, which are epistemic attitudes, portraying more or less potential
for resilience in process control activity. Results and discussion: In both
NPPs, the confirmative orientation, emphasising the importance of acting
according to rules prevails. Orientations reflect operator roles and their
demands. Interpretative orientation that values operators’ competence but does
contrast autonomy and procedures should be actively supported to facilitate
resilience in NPP activity.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making (NDM 2013), Marseille, France, 21-24 May 2013 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Event | International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making 2013 - Marseille, France Duration: 22 May 2013 → 24 May 2013 |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making 2013 |
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Abbreviated title | NDM 2013 |
Country/Territory | France |
City | Marseille |
Period | 22/05/13 → 24/05/13 |
Keywords
- Resilience
- procedure guidance
- autonomy
- NPP operators