The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently developed a procedure for inspecting nuclear power plant control room simulators. These inspections will ensure that the simulator has sufficient fidelity to produce an appropriate medium for the conduct of operator licensing examinations. The difficulty in obtaining objective data for the assessment of fidelity, particularly for transient or accident events, requires that the inspection be performed primarily from a behavioral perspective rather than a strictly engineering perspective. This paper briefly describes the procedure developed.
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