This paper discusses an important human factors issue faced by computerized decision support systems that output solutions or recommendations: how to provide the user the necessary information to follow and evaluate the answer given. It describes how the problem was dealt with in the case of a particular decision support system (SPECAPPRAISAL), developed to aid nuclear power plant operations staff in evaluating regulatory compliance.
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