The COVID-19 pandemic was a global crisis of exceptional impact and duration that tested the ability of organisations and people to adapt to rapidly changing conditions and to learn and improve in re...
The main mission of the Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) is to improve the understanding and treatment of human and organisational factors within the nuclear industry in orde...
This synthesis report summarises the technical programme and the outcome of the 2018 International Severe Accident Management Conference (ISAMC-2018) organised in Ottawa, Ontario on 15-18 October 201...
The number of nuclear reactors approaching decommissioning, or already in the process of decommissioning, is increasing globally. Planning and performing decommissioning and dismantling activities ra...
Members of the WGHOF gathered in Vantaa, Finland, for its 33rd meeting.
In the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi accident in March 2011, nuclear regulators, industry organisations, and operating companies across the globe began the process of understanding the lessons l...
Human and organisational factors lessons learnt implementing post-Fukushima actions
Summaries of actions taken and questionnaire responses regarding human and organisational factors addressed by these actions.
On 2-4 November, the NEA Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) held its 32nd biennial meeting at the Nuclear Energy Agency headquarters in Paris, France.
WGHOF held its 31st plenary meeting virtually on 21 -23 March 2022
Thisi document contains Appendix C of the Proceedings of the Expert Workshop on Human Factors Validation of Nuclear Power Plant Control Room Designs and Modifications held in Charlotte, United States...
This document is Appendix B of the Proceedings of the Expert Workshop on Human Factors Validation of Nuclear Power Plant Control Room Designs and Modifications, held in Charlotte, United States on 19...
The work described in this report was conducted as a joint task under the CSNI Working Groups on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) and Risk Assessment (WGRISK). The task has two primary purpos...
The theme of this workshop, held in Charlotte, United States on 19-21 February 2015, was “Establishing Reasonable Confidence in the Human Factors Validation of Main Control Room Systems of Nuclear Po...
The workshop took place in Brugg, Switzerland on 24-26 February 2014. It was conducted with participation of a number of invited key speakers from academic research and a range of industries, includi...
An NEA specialists’ meeting “Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Effective Consideration of Human and Organisational Factors in Event Analysis and Root Cause Analysis” was held in Paris, France on...
The primary role of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) is to improve the current understanding and treatment of human and organisational fa...
NEA Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) held its biannual meeting on 25-26 October 2021.
The NEA held a Joint Learning Forum on safety culture co-organised by its Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) and Working Group on Safety Culture (WGSC) on 26 October 2020.
There is a growing interest from some nuclear regulatory bodies, as well as licensees, in methods and approaches that can be used to ensure that the licensee organisations are well structured and hav...
This technical opinion paper represents the consensus of the Committe on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) on the state of research ...
The Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) is tasked to improve the current understanding of human and organisational perfor...
The NEA Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) is tasked to improve the current understanding of human and organisational performance and the way in which this impacts upon nuclear...
Regulatory bodies are taking a growing interest in the issue of safety culture, and several are actively working to develop and implement approaches to maintaining oversight of licensee safety cultur...
The OECD/NEA Committee on Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) addressed the issue of modifications at a workshop on “Modifications at Nuclear Power Plants – Operating Experience, Safety Significan...
The Committee on Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) Special Experts’ Group on Human and Organisational Factors (SEGHOF) was requested by the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Actions (CNRA) to exam...
Due to the importance of human and organisational performance on nuclear plant maintenance, the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) Special Experts’ Group on Human and Organisatio...
The Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) Working Group on Human and Oganisational Factors (WGHOF) and the Halden Reactor Project (HRP) hosted a joint workshop titled “Future Contro...
In 2008, the NEA's Working Group on Risk Assessment (WGRISK) issued a report [NEA/CSNI/R(2008)9] addressing the feasibility of a joint international effort on human reliability analysis (HRA) data. T...
Both regulators and the nuclear industry recognise the need for licensees to develop a strong, positive safety culture to support successful and sustainable nuclear safety performance. In recognition...
A workshop on challenges and enhancements to the safety culture of the regulatory body (SCRB) was held on 3 June 2015 in Paris, France. The workshop provided an invaluable opportunity for an exchange...
NEA Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) biannual meeting, 27‑29 October 2020
NEA Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) meeting in Palaiseau, France, 16‑17 October 2019.
The availability of skilled staff is a cornerstone of the sustainability of the nuclear energy sector both in countries already operating nuclear facilities and those introducing nuclear power or ...
