USNRC office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Human Factors Branch

A human factors research program was established by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to broaden the NRC's understanding of human performance and to identify causes of human error, to accurately measure human performance so as to enhance operation safety and preclude critical errors, and to develop the technical basis for requirements, recommendations, and guidance related to human performance. Some of the research that the Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) Human Factors Branch (HFB) is pursuing in support of these objectives is summarized.<>