A Study on Application of SPAR-H Method for Human Reliability Analysis of an Electric-electronic System of a Mechanism for Moving a Nuclear Fuel Irradiation Capsule

The “Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear” (CDTN) is developing the prototype of a computer-controlled mechanism for moving a nuclear fuel irradiation capsule, called “Dispositivo de Movimentação da Cápsula” (DMC). This mechanism will be installed in the “Reator Multipropósito Brasileiro...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Tadeu Stehling Saraiva, Vanderley Vasconcelos, Daniel Almeida Magalhães Campolina, Alessandra Lopes de Carvalho
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Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2691
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author Eduardo Tadeu Stehling Saraiva
Vanderley Vasconcelos
Daniel Almeida Magalhães Campolina
Alessandra Lopes de Carvalho
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description The “Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear” (CDTN) is developing the prototype of a computer-controlled mechanism for moving a nuclear fuel irradiation capsule, called “Dispositivo de Movimentação da Cápsula” (DMC). This mechanism will be installed in the “Reator Multipropósito Brasileiro” (RMB), which is a Brazilian research reactor currently under construction, and will be used to carry out fuel qualification tests, such as power ramp tests. In addition to the engineering design of the mechanical system, CDTN is also developing the engineering design of the DMC electric-electronic system including a control and data acquisition software. In the context of nuclear facilities, human factors play an important role in safety and reliability assessments. Many techniques are suitable for modeling and analyzing human reliability and, among these, can be highlighted “Standardized Plant Analysis Risk‑Human Reliability Analysis (SPAR‑H)”. In this work, the applicability of this technique to predict human error probabilities (HEPs) is illustrated as an example of a quantitative study to improve the safety and reliability of the DMC electric-electronic system through acting on human factors issues.
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spelling doaj-art-3c11cce0c24d4ddfa5f5d77a408ee78a2025-08-20T02:41:42ZengBrazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences2319-06122025-03-01124B (Suppl.)10.15392/2319-0612.2024.26912316A Study on Application of SPAR-H Method for Human Reliability Analysis of an Electric-electronic System of a Mechanism for Moving a Nuclear Fuel Irradiation CapsuleEduardo Tadeu Stehling Saraiva0https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3552-4914Vanderley Vasconcelos1https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7568-662XDaniel Almeida Magalhães Campolina2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0833-6580Alessandra Lopes de Carvalho3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4441-7767Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear - CDTN/CNENCentro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear - CDTN/CNENCentro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear - CDTN/CNENPontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais The “Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear” (CDTN) is developing the prototype of a computer-controlled mechanism for moving a nuclear fuel irradiation capsule, called “Dispositivo de Movimentação da Cápsula” (DMC). This mechanism will be installed in the “Reator Multipropósito Brasileiro” (RMB), which is a Brazilian research reactor currently under construction, and will be used to carry out fuel qualification tests, such as power ramp tests. In addition to the engineering design of the mechanical system, CDTN is also developing the engineering design of the DMC electric-electronic system including a control and data acquisition software. In the context of nuclear facilities, human factors play an important role in safety and reliability assessments. Many techniques are suitable for modeling and analyzing human reliability and, among these, can be highlighted “Standardized Plant Analysis Risk‑Human Reliability Analysis (SPAR‑H)”. In this work, the applicability of this technique to predict human error probabilities (HEPs) is illustrated as an example of a quantitative study to improve the safety and reliability of the DMC electric-electronic system through acting on human factors issues. https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2691human reliability assessmentelectric-electronic systemcapsule movement devicenuclear fuel qualification
spellingShingle Eduardo Tadeu Stehling Saraiva
Vanderley Vasconcelos
Daniel Almeida Magalhães Campolina
Alessandra Lopes de Carvalho
A Study on Application of SPAR-H Method for Human Reliability Analysis of an Electric-electronic System of a Mechanism for Moving a Nuclear Fuel Irradiation Capsule
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
human reliability assessment
electric-electronic system
capsule movement device
nuclear fuel qualification
title A Study on Application of SPAR-H Method for Human Reliability Analysis of an Electric-electronic System of a Mechanism for Moving a Nuclear Fuel Irradiation Capsule
title_full A Study on Application of SPAR-H Method for Human Reliability Analysis of an Electric-electronic System of a Mechanism for Moving a Nuclear Fuel Irradiation Capsule
title_fullStr A Study on Application of SPAR-H Method for Human Reliability Analysis of an Electric-electronic System of a Mechanism for Moving a Nuclear Fuel Irradiation Capsule
title_full_unstemmed A Study on Application of SPAR-H Method for Human Reliability Analysis of an Electric-electronic System of a Mechanism for Moving a Nuclear Fuel Irradiation Capsule
title_short A Study on Application of SPAR-H Method for Human Reliability Analysis of an Electric-electronic System of a Mechanism for Moving a Nuclear Fuel Irradiation Capsule
title_sort study on application of spar h method for human reliability analysis of an electric electronic system of a mechanism for moving a nuclear fuel irradiation capsule
topic human reliability assessment
electric-electronic system
capsule movement device
nuclear fuel qualification
url https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2691
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