A model of decision making has been developed for nuclear power plant operations and has been previously applied to the analysis of performance during emergency operations. The model was extended to identify the cognitive skills required, the types of complexity that can arise, and the potential for human error in severe accident management (SAM). Twelve SAM scenarios were developed to aid in this analysis. Potential sources of complexity and error are described and illustrated, and implications for training cognitive skills are discussed.
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