Proceedings of a conference organized in co-operation with the Commission of the European Communities and OECD/NEA, Tokyo, 15–19 February 1988. The conference demonstrated that the development of computer technologies offered great potential in the design of future control rooms for nuclear power plants with enhanced information processing capabilities. Contents: Opening remarks; Review of status and outlook; Human behaviour in plant operation; Plant personnel training; Operator support; Artificial intelligence and accident management; Process control and human engineering in control rooms; Robots for nuclear power plant inspection and maintenance; Human engineering in controls and control rooms; Transients and accident management; Robotics; Final panel; Closing remarks.