ABSTRACT
The purpose of this research is to solve the glare problems by changing lighting environment configuration in nuclear power plant. Firstly, we interviewed the operators in order to understand current screen reflection and glare impact on operators. Then, we conducted an experiment and developed two strategies, 1) attaching capacitive touch screen films to touch screen, and 2) the subjects wearing polarized glasses in current nuclear power plant’s lighting configuration environment. The dependent variables in this experiment included efficiency of operating, glare degree, visual fatigue and subjective evaluation. Thirdly, we simulated light paths in the current MCR and to find out the illumination level and the best lighting configuration based on principles of optics (θi = θr), and then verified the effect by an experiment. Additionally, we run a field experiment in nuclear power plant to verify the best improved design of the MCR.
