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Knowledge Transfer to Industry from HAMMLAB Related Research Activities

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Simulator-based Human Factors Studies Across 25 Years

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The research within the Man, Technology, Organisation (MTO)-area of the Halden Project has from its start as the computer-control programme in 1967 had strong links to nuclear and non-nuclear industry. The research and development work in the HRP research programme has been directed by the needs expressed by the member organisations, and one major goal has consistently been to transfer the knowledge gained through the HRP research programme to industry in the member countries. An important mechanism for achieving this goal has been the so-called bilateral programme. The Halden agreement gives individual members of the HRP the right to engage Halden staff and utilize the infrastructure at Halden for research assignments of particular interest for the individual members. These research assignments are referred to as the bilateral programme and are carried out by Institutt for energiteknikk (IFE), Halden, the Norwegian signatory to and operator of the Halden Project. The bilateral programme has proved to be a most effective means for transferring the findings and developments within the HRP research programme to practical industrial applications in nuclear and non-nuclear industry. This chapter provides an overview of the driving forces that shaped the research programmes in the MTO-area and the resulting transfer of knowledge and practical applications to the industry from these programmes. The development of the industrial engagement is mostly presented in a chronological manner, connected to the development of the MTO part of the HRP research programmes and the HAMMLAB facilities.

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Thanks are given to Andreas Bye for contribution on the integrated system validation work and the impact of the extended teamwork study on the integrated operations work.

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Bjørlo, T.J. (2010). Knowledge Transfer to Industry from HAMMLAB Related Research Activities. In: Skjerve, A., Bye, A. (eds) Simulator-based Human Factors Studies Across 25 Years. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-003-8_19

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