Not just for emergencies - nuclear power plant simulators in training

How do you educate and train people who are allowed to monitor and control the highly complex process of a nuclear power plant together?   

In his keynote speech Frieder Hecker, a long-time instructor at the former simulator centre in Essen, provides personal insights into the construction and use of nuclear power plant simulators in Germany. He reports on the technical development of simulators in Germany since their beginnings in the 1970s, their growing role in the training of responsible shift personnel, the further development of simulator scenarios, as well as the use of the complex plant image outside of training for fault analysis and pre-testing of plant modifications or operating procedures, an early use of the "digital twin".  

Using historical examples, he sheds light on the influence of the scope of simulation at the time on selected events, describes the legal framework of simulator training and the practical implementation of performance reviews in simulator training.

A lecture for anyone who wants to understand how time-consuming it is to acquire and maintain safety-related expertise. And what we can learn from decades of training experience in dealing with complex technical systems for future projects.