ABSTRACT
The increasing complexity and the use of computerized displays in the control system of nuclear power plants have brought new issues to the training of operators, especially for emergency situations which are known of high stress. This study focuses on the time interval of training and its influence on the operation performance (operation time and error rate) of computerized emergency operating procedures. Three levels of time interval (one-week, two-week, and four-week) were examined. The results indicate significant influence of time interval on operation performance. In general, frequent training results in shorter operation time but not necessarily lower error rate. Learning and forgetting effects can be seen in the retraining process.
