Information overload during control of complex equipment

In the case of nuclear reactors, reports indicate that in moments of crisis the amount of information relevant to warnings of the condition (as with the Three Mile Island incident) is such that operators are simply overwhelmed, leading to responses which exacerbate the crisis. Information is substituted for knowledge inhibiting understanding of the appropriate action required.

1. Proliferation of information

1. Substance abuse during control of complex equipment
2. Inadequately trained equipment operators
3. Human fatigue during control of complex equipment
4. Complex instructions to operate equipment

1. Introducing complex machinery

1. Self-control
2. Overload
3. Overcomplex
4. Misinformation
5. Information
6. Disinformation
7. Deformation
8. Complexity