Simulator Training of NPP Operators and Instructors

Tools, Methods, Laboratories and Experience to Optimize Operator Training.

From the Halden Human Machine Laboratory and the Halden Virtual Reality Centre, IFE has more than 25 years of experience in evaluation of operator performance, and in development & testing of VR-based simulators for training.

Services offered

• STEAMS
  Customization and installation of IFE’s software STEAMS for simulators at training facilities. STEAMS record and play back simulator sessions. Audio, video, screen content, data logs, and operator & plant responses are synchronized in post-scenario replay and analysis.
• Instructor teaching & training
  Teaching instructors/managers in human performance measures
• Training needs analysis
  Support in the selection of right training tools/methods for different training goals, development & testing of training simulations for task familiarization, procedural, and emergency preparedness training in XR
• Operator training
• Dynamic visualization of radiation and other hazards in the virtual simulations
• In-situ training assistance using XR and integration of virtual/real agentsin simulations for guidance and feedforward training.
• Development of training for field operators, control room operators