Apparatus and method for evaluating reliability of nuclear power plant operator

An apparatus for evaluating reliability of a nuclear power plant operator, the apparatus comprising at least a processor implementing:

• a task completion time determining unit configured to calculate an expected task finishing time for each of tasks of the operator based on input data for reliability evaluation of the operator and determine a task completion time for each task of the operator based on the calculated expected task finishing time and the input data;
• an initial time determining unit configured to determine an initial time for the tasks based on the input data and the task completion time for a current task which has been determined by the task completion time determining unit;
• a total execution time calculation unit configured to calculate a total execution time of the operator based on the task completion time for the last task of the operator which has been determined by the task completion time determining unit and the initial time which has been determined by the initial time determining unit;
• an available time calculation unit configured to calculate an available time allowed for the operator to complete the tasks based on a predetermined allowed time for the tasks of the operator included in the input data and the determined initial time;
• and
• a task failure probability calculation unit configured to obtain a task failure probability from the difference between the calculated total execution time and the calculated available time based on probability distribution information,
• wherein the task completion time determining unit, the initial time determining unit, the total execution time calculation unit, the available time calculation unit, and the task failure probability calculation unit are embodied by the processor,
• wherein the input data for reliability evaluation of the operator includes an equipment manipulation time, a procedure execution time, a procedure retrieval time, and an instrumental information occurrence time for each task, and
• wherein the initial time determining unit determines an instrumental information occurrence time for the current task as the initial time if the expected task finishing time is earlier than the instrumental information occurrence time by a predetermined reference time or more.

A method for evaluating reliability of a nuclear power plant operator implemented by a processor, the method comprising:

• calculating an expected task finishing time for each of tasks of the operator based on input data for reliability evaluation of the operator and determine a task completion time for each task of the operator based on the calculated expected task finishing time and the input data;
• determining an initial time for the tasks based on the input data and the determined task completion time for a current task;
• calculating a total execution time of the operator based on the determined task completion time for the last task of the operator and the determined initial time;
• calculating an available time allowed for the operator to complete the tasks based on a predetermined allowed time for the tasks of the operator included in the input data and the calculated initial time;
• and
• obtaining a task failure probability from the difference between the calculated total execution time and the calculated available time based on probability distribution information,
• wherein the input data for reliability evaluation of the operator includes an equipment manipulation time, a procedure execution time, a procedure retrieval time, and an instrumental information occurrence time for each task, and
• wherein, in the calculating the expected task finishing time, the calculated expected task finishing time is compared with the instrumental information occurrence time, and the expected task finishing time is determined as the task completion time if the expected task finishing time is later than the instrumental information occurrence time and the instrumental information occurrence time is determined as the task completion time if the instrumental information occurrence time is later than the expected task finishing time.