[3K13-14] Human Factors and Non-Technical Skills

[3K13] Development of Critical Incident Stress Management training of Operators for Nuclear Power Plants

The importance of non-technical skill “Stress management”

*Yoshiko Kage¹ (1. TEPCO HD)

Keywords:critical incident stress, PTSD, stress management, non-technical skills, training method

(Background) In the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, operators performed their duties under high stress during an emergency, suggesting the importance of stress management skills (one of the non-technical skills) during an emergency. In order to acquire and improve these skills, a training curriculum was developed in 2013 and applied to operators, but there were problems with practical aspects. (Purpose) Improved practical issues and developed a training curriculum for ``learning how to deal with Critical Incident Stress '' in 2021. (Method) The main contents of the revised curriculum were (1) disaster stress, (2) effects on the mind and body, and (3) stress coping skills, and the curriculum was designed to be participatory by incorporating exercises.(Conclusion) This curriculum was applied to Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant operators and evaluated for each content, and received generally high evaluations.