A Dynamic Bayesian and Machine Learning Framework for Quantitative Evaluation and Prediction of Operator Situation Awareness in Nuclear Power Plants

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.19298v2
• Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:06:51 GMT
• Title: A Dynamic Bayesian and Machine Learning Framework for Quantitative Evaluation and Prediction of Operator Situation Awareness in Nuclear Power Plants
• Abstract summary: This study introduces the dynamic Bayesian machine learning framework for situation awareness (DBML SA)<n>DBML SA fuses probabilistic reasoning and data driven intelligence to achieve quantitative, interpretable, and predictive situation awareness modeling.<n>Results highlight training quality and stress dynamics as primary drivers of situation awareness degradation.
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• Abstract: Operator situation awareness is a pivotal yet elusive determinant of human reliability in complex nuclear control environments. Existing assessment methods, such as SAGAT and SART, remain static, retrospective, and detached from the evolving cognitive dynamics that drive operational risk. To overcome these limitations, this study introduces the dynamic Bayesian machine learning framework for situation awareness (DBML SA), a unified approach that fuses probabilistic reasoning and data driven intelligence to achieve quantitative, interpretable, and predictive situation awareness modeling. Leveraging 212 operational event reports (2007 to 2021), the framework reconstructs the causal temporal structure of 11 performance shaping factors across multiple cognitive layers. The Bayesian component enables time evolving inference of situation awareness reliability under uncertainty, while the neural component establishes a nonlinear predictive mapping from PSFs to SART scores, achieving a mean absolute percentage error of 13.8 % with statistical consistency to subjective evaluations (p > 0.05). Results highlight training quality and stress dynamics as primary drivers of situation awareness degradation. Overall, DBML SA transcends traditional questionnaire-based assessments by enabling real-time cognitive monitoring, sensitivity analysis, and early-warning prediction, paving the way toward intelligent human machine reliability management in next-generation digital main control rooms.

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