In order to study the changing pattern of the posture perception ability of video display terminal operators in the main control room of energy power plants such as nuclear power plants in a state of fatigue, subjective and objective data of 19 energy system operators were collected through experiments. The effect of video display terminal fatigue on the operator's level of situational awareness was analyzed, and the subjective and objective data were selected to construct an XGboost model to predict the identified operator's situational awareness capability. The study results showed that the subjective and objective data showed significant differences, and it could be inferred that the subjects had developed video display terminal fatigue. The combination of data showed that fatigue affected the manipulator's ability to perceive and understand, decreasing the manipulator's situational awareness. The XGboost model, based on subjective and objective data, achieved a validation rate of 88.90%, indicating that the model can identify and predict the situational awareness of video display terminal manipulators. The study's results can be used to assess the situational awareness of video display terminal operators in nuclear power plants and provide a scientific basis for safety training in nuclear power plants and other energy power plants.