PSY/CS330 Human Factors
04/30/2001
Day 1-8
Three Mile Island - Summary
uHuman intervention was primary cause of accident
lBut the reasons for the errors by the operators predate the building of the plant
uThe Human Error was principally due to design of the control room
lNote: While there was human error, it was not the operators fault
lA recent change in shift may also have played a role.