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A Preliminary Study on the Communication Effect on Team Performance in Main Control Room of SMART

  • Heo, Eun Mee (Department of Industrial Engineering, The University of Kyunghee) ;
  • Byun, Seong Nam (Department of Industrial & Management Engineering, The University of Kyunghee)
  • Received : 2013.01.21
  • Accepted : 2013.01.31
  • Published : 2013.02.28
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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the attributing factors influencing team performance. Background: Technically, it is necessary that operators adapt themselves to computerized and advanced techniques to operate the main control rooms safely in nuclear power plant in Korea. The more main control rooms are digitalized, the more important for operators to have high team performance it is. Method: This paper analyzes team process through literatures review and elicits team performance shaping factor. Especially, the objective of this research is to elicit communication using common team performance shaping factors. Results: This study has found communication through team performance shaping factors in Main Control Room of the SMART. Conclusion: This paper can offer a starting point for team communication, which can use team performance shaping factor framework that are emerging in these new nuclear power plant. Application: As a result, I expect that the evaluation communication for MCR operator's team performance will lead the operating techniques in nuclear power industry internationally.

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