Title:	PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES IN FINNISH NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
Author(s):	Jari Laarni and Marja Liinasuo
ISBN:	978-989-8704-50-4
Editors:	Piet Kommers, Mário Macedo, Guo Chao Peng and Ajith Abraham
Year:	2023
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	Procedure Development, Nuclear Power Plant, Practice Theory, Human Factors Engineering
Type:	Full
First Page:	29
Last Page:	40
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	Since operating procedures play an important role in nuclear process control by guiding and standardizing how to cope with demanding operational situations, it is important to have a clear understanding of how operating procedures are developed in the nuclear domain. We have investigated procedure development practices in two Finnish nuclear power plants. In this paper, we present a method for the analysis of these practices and some examples of the application of the method. We have interviewed procedure writers and other experts who are involved with procedure development work and explored the results using methodological tools of Practice and Activity Theory. Procedure development activity can be seen as a social practice, loosely supported by methodological guidance. Especially, the early phases of the development project seem to escape from generic characterization. Based on the interview data, some potential tensions and contradictions were identified, and they are discussed through the lens of Activity Theory.
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