Evaluation of Training Programs and Entry Level Qualifications for Nuclear Power Plant Control Room Personnel Based on the Systems Approach to Training.

摘要

The report summarizes results of research sponsored by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research to initiate the use of the Systems Approach to Training in the evaluation of training programs and entry level qualifications for nuclear power plant (NPP) personnel. Variables (Performance shaping factors) of potential importance to personnel selection and training are identified, and research to more rigorously define an operationally useful taxonomy of those variables is recommended. A high-level 'model' of the Systems Approach to Training for use in the nuclear industry, which could serve as a model for NRC evaluation of industry programs, is presented. The model is consistent with current publically stated NRC policy, with the approach being followed by the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations, and with current training technology. Checklists to be used by NRC evaluators to assess training programs for NPP control-room personnel are proposed which are based on this model. In an appendix, a 'typical' media selection model is illustrated which might be used in the design of training systems for NPP control-room personnel. Further assessment of the proposed checklists to assure practicality, utility and acceptability is recommended. In addition, other issues related to training-effectiveness evaluation are identified, and a comprehensive research approach to address them is outlined.