PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAuthor1 Incident Case Studies in the US Nuclear Power Industry and Impetus for Human Error Reduction2 Nuclear Incident Severity Determination and Public and Industry Perception of Incidents and the Impact This Has on Nuclear Power’s Future3 Why Nuclear Incidents Happen: A Detailed Review of Human Performance, Human Errors, and Technology Interface4 An Observational Study on the Interface between Human Error and Technology Advancement5 The Data Analysis and Result Interpretation Correlating Human Error and Technology Advancement in Nuclear Operation6 The Application of the Systems Engineering Process to Enhance Human Performance Improvement in the Operation of Nuclear Facilities7 The Incorporation of Procedure and Training Development in the Systems Engineering Process as a Method of Human Performance Improvement in Nuclear Facility Operation8 Final Recommendations for the Favorable Combination of Advancing Technology and Human Performance in the Nuclear SettingAppendix: Survey Structure, Analysis, and ResultsIndex