A software tool for incorporating operator response into nuclear plant accident analysis

Analysis of nuclear power plant accidents must account for the actions taken by plant operators. EPRI and several collaborating utilities are sponsoring development of a Nuclear Operator Response Modeling and Analysis Tool (NORMAT) as a software environment for integrating the effects of operator actions into accident analyses, and as a test bed for evaluating the impact of procedures and guidelines. Knowledge based techniques and tools are used for modeling procedures and operator response, and MAAP is used as a reference code for plant accident analysis.<
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