Prairie Island Nuclear Power Station Incident, time 1414
(adapted from Operator Decision/ Action Summary
in Pew et al, p. B-12)
Event, or operator commentUnderlying cognitive processes
(inferred by analysis)
high radiation alarm on IR15 air ejectorINFORMATION AVAILABLE
COGNITIVE INFERENCES BY OPERATORS :
occasional spiking produces false alarms,
assume this is a false alarm
Interpretation
if not a false alarm, IR15 will alarm againExpectation
monitor for further indicationsIntention