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Human Reliability Analysis: A Case Study

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This paper describes a Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) performed using the Technique for Human Error Rate Prediction (THERP) as presented in NUREG/CR-2254. The entire HRA is documented, including the assumptions made based on a task analysis of the plant and of the accident being evaluated, the estimates of human error probabilities (HEPs) found in NUREG/CR-1278, the levels of dependence assigned, and the recovery factors analyzed. The case cited involves the establishment of feed and bleed following a loss of steam generator feed.

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  1. A. D. Swain and H. E. Guttmann, Handbook of Human Reliability Analysis with Emphasis on Nuclear Power Plant Applications, draft report for interim use and comment, NUREG/CR-1278, Washington, D.C., U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (October 1980).

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  2. B. J. Bell and A. D. Swain, A Procedure for Conducting a Human Reliability Analysis for Nuclear Power Plants, draft report for interim use and comment, NUREG/CR-2254, Washington, D.C, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (December 1981).

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  3. B. J. Bell and D. D. Carlson, IREP Human Reliability Analysis, Proceedings of the International ANS/ENS Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Port Chester, New York, September 20–24, 1981, II, 587-596, American Nuclear Society, LaGrange Park, Illinois (1981).

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  4. B. J. Bell and A. D. Swain, Overview of a Procedure for Human Reliability Analysis, Proceedings of the International ANS/ENS Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Port Chester, New York, September 20–24, 1981, III, 1527-1536, American Nuclear Society, LaGrange Park, Illinois (1981).

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  1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

    Barbara Jean Bell

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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

    Ray A. Waller

  2. U.S. National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., USA

    Vincent T. Covello

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Bell, B.J. (1984). Human Reliability Analysis: A Case Study. In: Waller, R.A., Covello, V.T. (eds) Low-Probability High-Consequence Risk Analysis. Advances in Risk Analysis, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1818-8_18

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