Human reliability in the German site selection for a nuclear waste repository

Abstract: In Germany, a geological system is to be created for the final disposal of high-level radioactive waste. Classical methods for assessing human reliability consider people performing tasks in an existing system. This paper is intended to show which reliability aspects need to be addressed to humans in earlier phases of a system development based on typical phases. Also, a method is described for measuring human reliability in the phase of system analysis and system conception for complex and novel research and modeling activities. These are typical of the search for the best possible site for high-level nuclear waste. For the development of reliable systems, reliable human actions are crucial, especially in the early phases of system development. In the later phases, adjustments to the system become increasingly expensive and time-consuming.

Keywords: Human Reliability, System Development, Individual Biases, Collective Biases

DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1004874

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