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Part II: Human Factors and Nuclear Safety: An Agenda for Research
Pages 41-45

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... Part II Human Factors and saucer Salty: Au Agenda for Research
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... We do, however, attempt to place the topics in an overall sociotechnical context of nuclear reactor safety and to provide guidance for the management of a human factors research program needed to address the problems that exist within this context. In setting out to develop a research agenda, the pane!
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... also recognized that, to be manageable, the scope of its study would have to be limited. Therefore, we decided to restrict our attention to human factors research on commercial nuclear power reactor systems without considering other related human factors issues concerned with radioactive waste transportation or disposal, waste site management, fuel inventory management, quality control in plant construction, and the safeguarding of nuclear power plants from insider threats, sabotage, or terrorist attacks.
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... During the period in which the initial research studies are conducted, the NRC, together with the advisory assistance described in Chapter Two (A Commitment to Research section) , should review the broader scope of research suggested by the topics described in this report and should develop an ongoing program plan to include those additional topics the pane} has identified as program elements, which are not already being investigated.
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