New control room simulators will be used in the training of operators for the AP1000 units currently under construction at Sanmen and Haiyang in China. The first batch of operators is set to qualify ...

With baby-boomer retirements on the horizon, manufacturers are looking to OTS systems to quickly bring new process control operators up to speed. Will virtual reality-based training help attract new ...

Imagine monitoring a robot working more than 200,000 miles away on the lunar surface — a stressful job, and one that requires operators to be on the ball at all times while in a small control room for ...

A new facility installed at the Culham Campus of the U.K. Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) provides a platform for training, ...

The control room market has managed to repel any significant damage from the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, control room technology may now be in more demand than ever before. When you purchase through ...

Control rooms act like the central nervous system of a facilities. It’s where critical decisions, using complex systems, are made every day. In order to optimize those decisions, operators must be ...

Global electricity grids are undergoing a radical transformation. Large reliable centralized thermal power plants are being replaced by many variable sources like wind and rooftop solar. At the same ...

Right now, 50 engineers and technicians at Fukushima are risking their lives to avoid a meltdown of crippled nuclear reactors at the plant. It's already the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, and ...

The control room is being designed to optimize operator performance during long shifts monitoring a rover on the moon. Researchers are studying factors like room layout, lighting, and break areas to ...