DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF MAIN CONTROL ROOM OPERATORS IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

In abnormal or emergency situations, correct communication between main control room (MCR) operators is important to safe operation of safety-critical systems such as nuclear power plants (NPPs) and large-scale chemical plants. To improve the communications between MCR operators in NPPs during emergency situations, we developed a standard communication protocol for the emergency operation procedures (EOPs) of Korean Standard Nuclear Plant (KSNP). A general comment from real NPP operators was that the standard communication protocol is expected to increase the safety and economy of NPPs by reducing communication-related human errors.