Proceedings of the Symposium on Training of Nuclear Facility Personnel (7th, Orlando, Florida, April 27-30, 1987).

These proceedings contain program highlights as well as 45 papers given during six sessions of the Symposium on Training of Nuclear Facility Personnel. The six sessions are entitled: (1) the training challenge; (2) influences on nuclear training; (3) the human factors--training partnership and factors affecting job performance; (4) current training methods and the training-education partnership; (5) emerging training techniques and evaluation to improve performance; and (6) measuring training's impact. Selected non-overlapping paper titles are listed as follows: "The Impact of Accreditation on Public Service Electric and Gas Company" (Hanson); Training-Related NUMARC Activities" (Holyoak); "Training and Plant Performance" (Coe); "Nuclear Training from the NSSS Owners Group Participation" (Hine); "NCR Influences on Nuclear Training" (Hannon); "Personnel Selection and Emotional Stability Certification" (Berghausen); "Application of Human Factors Design Review Principles and Data to Training" (Duquette); "Improved Human Performance through Appropriate Work Scheduling" (Morisseau); "The Training Department's Role in Human Factor Analysis during Post-Trip Reviews" (Goodman); "Non-Training Related Causes of Personnel Performance Problems" (Zaret); "Mental Models for Expert Systems to Technology of Training" (Blackman); "Situations That Can Help One to Fail an NRC Exam" (McMillen); "Utilizing a Microcomputer Based Test Bank" (Hamel); "The Role of Simulator Training in Developing Teamwork and Diagnostic Skills" (Grimme); "The Use of Videotaping during Simulator Training" (Helton); "ITC Maintenance Training Simulators" (Shilmover); "Job Relevance of Engineering and Specialized Educational Programs for Licensed Reactor Operators" (Melber); "Experiences in Solving the Challenges of On-Site Technical Degree Programs" (Christenson); " A Team Training Process for Nuclear Power Plant Technicians" (Macris); "Evaluation of Team Skills for Control Room Crews" (Gaddy); "Development of PWR and BWR Event Descriptions for Nuclear Facility Simulator Training" (Carter); "Maintenance Training" (Bushall and Shaw); "Effective Training for the Nuclear Field Using Computers" (Forrer); "Computer Aided Video Instruction and Operational and Functional Trainers for NPP Personnel Training" (Martin); "Comparing Interactive Videodisc Training Effectiveness to Traditional Training Methods" (Kenworthy); "Accreditation Self-Evaluation" (Fritchley); "Training Effectiveness Feedback" (Wiggin); "Using Evaluation and Feedback to Improve Performance" (Ketcham); "Survey of Training's Impact" (Corfield); and "Initiatives in Training Evaluation in Industries Other than Nuclear Utilities" (Allen). (KC)