Operational benefits of an advanced computerized procedures system

To assist plant operations personnel in assessing the overall status of the plant in both normal and emergency conditions, a CRT-based Computerized Procedures System, COMPRO, has been developed. COMPRO utilizes the written procedures as the basis for textual displays and prompts which guide the operator through the procedures and at the same time provide parallel information about relevant plant parameters. By presenting this information in parallel the operator always sees where he is in the context of the overall plant response. A powerful relational data base management system (RDBMS) is embedded within COMPRO. Since this data exists external to the COMPRO software, changes can be made to the data without requiring manual changes to the software code. The Computerized Procedures System provides benefits in the man-machine, technology and control room integration areas. Enhanced situation assessment is the primary man-machine benefit provided by the system. The state-of-the-art technology utilized in the system provides far dynamic procedure execution monitoring as well as facilitated off-line procedure creation and modification.<>