Advanced Nuclear Interface Modeling Environment (ANIME): A Tool for Developing Human-Computer Interfaces for Experimental Process Control Systems

Boring, Ronald L.; Lew, Roger; Ulrich, Thomas A.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-58481-2_1

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“…The knowledge and technology developed from microworlds can matriculate into full-scope control room modernization efforts (Boring et al, 2017). Design concepts can be initially developed with non-expert operators, then presented to operators for qualitative feedback in a manner that makes the most efficient use of operator expertise and time.…”

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“…Visual Studio provides a "what you see is what you get" (WYSIWIG) for laying out application interfaces. The primary benefit from our adoption is that the modularity of the framework in conjunction with using an Model -View -View Model (MVVM) architecture is that it allows custom control libraries to be used without modification in microworlds and full-scope HMI prototypes (Lew et al, 2014;Boring et al, 2017). In microworld environments the object oriented models can be developed in .NET.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Rancor: A Gamified Microworld Nuclear Power Plant Simulation for Engineering Psychology Research and Process Control Applications

Ulrich¹,

Lew²,

Boring

2017

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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We demonstrate the development, rationale, and use of a gamified microworld nuclear power plant simulation for engineering psychology research and process control applications. The Rancor microworld was developed to address specific research needs in support of ongoing U.S. nuclear control room modernization efforts. The Rancor microworld serves as a platform for inexpensive cognitive psychology research that would otherwise not be as feasible in typical complex process control research settings. The gamified nuclear power plant simulator is simple enough that untrained, novice participants can quickly learn and control the system. The Rancor microworld is currently configured to support an investigation of attention and situation awareness in nuclear process control is discussed. The Rancor framework is flexible to support rapid modification for addressing research needs related to complex process control.

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Rancor: A Gamified Microworld Nuclear Power Plant Simulation for Engineering Psychology Research and Process Control Applications

Ulrich¹,

Lew²,

Boring

2017

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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“…Figure 77 displays some initial design concepts for the envisioned HSI and shows a focus on indicators to report key parameters rather than a large number of control items arranged in a traditional piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID). The initial HSI design concepts assume a fully digital display and control scheme (Boring et al, 2017). The HSI is intended to serve as a serve as a standalone digital display within an existing analog control room but could also be integrated within any existing digital HSIs, such as could be the case in some plants that have adopted digital turbine control systems (Al Rahsdan et al, 2017).…”

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“…The HSI static mockups were implemented in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) using our Advanced Nuclear Interface Modeling Environment (ANIME; Boring, Lew, and Ulrich, 2017). ANIME allows for fully functional HSI prototypes to be rapidly implemented and iterated.…”

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An Integrated Energy Systems Prototype Human-System Interface for a Steam Extraction Loop System to Support Joint Electricity-Hydrogen Flexible Operations

Ulrich

Lew

Mortenson

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Due to increasing economic competition from renewables and combined-cycle natural gas plants, nuclear power plants are looking toward flexible operations to enhance their cost competitiveness. The Integrated Energy Systems project under the Light Water Reactor Sustainability program of the U.S. Department of Energy focuses on joint electricity-hydrogen flexible operations. Joint electricity-hydrogen flexible operations entail the nuclear power plant diverting thermal energy via main steam to a hydrogen production plant located nearby. The steam serves to enhance the efficiency of the hydrogen production. Furthermore, high temperature electrolysis requires a large amount of electricity, which the plant can also provide. The plant provides steam and electricity to the hydrogen plant throughout the day, but during peak demand hours the nuclear power plant returns to solely providing electricity to meet the high demand. Through this flexible concept of operations, the plant can optimize the thermal energy it produces without having to maneuver the power of the plant. This report documents the human factors process to design and develop a prototype humansystem interface for the steam extraction loop that serves as the conduit between the nuclear power plant and the adjacent hydrogen plant. The design process followed the human factors guidelines set by NUREG-0711,

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“…Over the years a corpus of libraries and techniques for building such interface has resulted in the Advanced Nuclear Interface Modeling Environment (ANIME; Boring et al, 2017) framework. However, the existing software tools are not tailored for representing typeset document layouts.…”

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Transitioning Nuclear Power Plant Main Control Room From Paper Based Procedures to Computer Based Procedures

Lew

Boring²,

Ulrich

2018

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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The United States (U.S.) has 99 operating Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs). The majority of these were designed and commissioned in the 1970s and 1980s. Plants are modernizing their control systems and main control rooms to be able to continue operating past their original 40-year license agreements. U.S. NPP main control rooms are migrating towards hybrid controls with both digital and analog systems. Digital upgrades, while costly, provide improved reliability, reduced maintenance cost, and the potential for fewer unplanned outages and fewer human errors. U.S. utilities have been slow to embrace computerized procedure system (CBP) research, even though CBPs demonstrate clear operational and human factors benefits. Most of the CBP research has been oriented to new reactor designs or full digital control rooms and is not applicable to the piecemeal modernization approach favored by U.S. plants. Research is needed to examine how CBPs impact operations in hybrid control rooms, and how current paper based procedures can be efficiently migrated to computerized platforms. Work is underway to develop tools and perform the obligatory research needed to design and validate CBPs for modernized U.S. nuclear control rooms.

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Advanced Nuclear Interface Modeling Environment (ANIME): A Tool for Developing Human-Computer Interfaces for Experimental Process Control Systems

Cited by 17 publications

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Rancor: A Gamified Microworld Nuclear Power Plant Simulation for Engineering Psychology Research and Process Control Applications

Rancor: A Gamified Microworld Nuclear Power Plant Simulation for Engineering Psychology Research and Process Control Applications

An Integrated Energy Systems Prototype Human-System Interface for a Steam Extraction Loop System to Support Joint Electricity-Hydrogen Flexible Operations

Transitioning Nuclear Power Plant Main Control Room From Paper Based Procedures to Computer Based Procedures

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