SOCIAL
CNAT brings together a team of 822 professionals characterised by their experience and high qualifications: 48% hold a university qualification.
During 2013 there were 21 new graduate recruits and all participated in an initial training programme and specific preparatory training before taking up their positions. These recruits facilitate staff turnover while ensuring the safe and reliable operation of the plants in the long-term.
The average age of staff at CNAT is 49, and they are mainly concentrated in Extremadura (51.2%), Castilla-La Mancha (39.1%) and Madrid (9.7%). Also the proportion of women in the different groups of the company is 8%, and the involvement of young graduates with broad qualifications is notable.
Also, it should be noted that CNAT’s staff are continuously supported by personnel from external companies during normal operation of the plants, and especially during refuelling.
CNAT has its own Prevention Service which is responsible for developing preventive actions, employing procedures and computer applications to ensure staff participate in risk prevention (communication of risks and suggestions for improvement using the requests manager on the Intranet, and the Actions and Evaluation System AES).
Some of the most significant activities in 2014 involved consolidation of the Prevention Service organisational structure (a single structure for the entire CNAT organization) and those activities detailed in the 2014 Action Plan related to the integration of prevention throughout the organisation: 4 risk prevention awareness campaigns aimed both at own employees and partner companies, risk analysis routine activities and practical training for graduates and members of the Steering Committee on the use and application of various items of personal protection equipment based on the risks in executing the work. The technical prevention units at both plants have managed approximately 1,400 preventive and corrective activities.
In addition, CNAT’s Prevention Service maintains a Health Surveillance unit at each Plant, which oversees the health of workers in the three workplaces, and they use all the specific and required health monitoring protocols in their medical examinations, based on risk assessments conducted by Technical Prevention for each post.
Also, this unit provides health care, care for medical emergencies or accidents and maintains Level I accreditation for care of acute irradiated and contaminated casualties. In an effort to maintain the highest standards of quality regarding the health of our workers, activities introduced by Preventive Activity Planning for 2014 included a new health surveillance protocol for better control of exposure to chemical risk, and the biohazards exposure protocol was updated.
During 2014, Almaraz-Trillo Nuclear Power Plants continued efforts to reduce workplace accident rates, by combining training and information activities, risk assessment and accident awareness campaigns, and especially the systematisation of formal prejob briefings for any work significant in terms of risk prevention.
Due to the cooperation of all employees, the accident rates obtained in 2014 at both Trillo and Almaraz can be considered acceptable, with a low severity index, indicative of the low severity of accidents.
ACCIDENT RATING YEAR 2014
Almaraz-Trillo Nuclear Power Plants have permanent resources devoted to planning and developing annual training plans for each workplace, both for initial training and for retraining and training in management skills.
In 2014 143,008.6 hours of training were provided for 16,566 workers.
The proportion of training programmes devoted to retraining workers was 61%, and the proportion corresponding to initial training was 39%.
During the year, 586 initial training and retraining courses were held, with the participation of 7,287 CNAT employees totalling 80,001.2 training hours. 97.6% of employees received some training, with an average training provision per employee of 79.7 hours, which represents a dedication of 4.8% of the working year. Regarding the group of women who are part of the CNAT team, 97% have participated in training activities during the year, receiving an average of 59 hours of training. Training programmes for future Plant operators, prior to joining the staff, have resulted in the provision of 16,089 hours of training during the year.
During the year Almaraz-Trillo Nuclear Power Plants maintained the control process for monitoring the qualification of contracting company personnel, and they have continued to encourage improvements in their training, by providing support for training activities scheduled for their staff, and by arranging specific training sessions for these workers. 32,444.84 hours of initial training have been provided for 3,122 contractor employees. Regarding refresher training and retraining, support for contractor personnel has been provided for training activities planned for their own staff, specifically 6,157 external attendees received 30,562.5 hours of training by CNAT. Overall, 9,279 employees of contractors have received 63,007.3 hours of training, which represents 44% of all the training undertaken throughout the whole of Almaraz-Trillo Nuclear Plants.
Internal communications is a strategic element for CNAT. Throughout the year several actions and initiatives have been launched as part of the Internal Communication Plan and the 2014 Action Plan. Also, the communication channels that the company uses with employees have been consolidated. These include the quarterly magazine “CNAT World”, of which 3 have been published, and the monthly newsletter, “In five minutes”.
During 2014, the ongoing dialogue that CNAT conducts with the institutions in its surroundings has enabled the maintenance of fluid and dynamic relationships which have resulted in 4 biannual meetings, two at each Plant, with the mayors of the municipalities in the areas of influence, and details of operating results and future plans and projects were provided. 160 personalised meetings were also held with the mayors of the surrounding municipalities to study the relationships of the Plants with each municipality on a bilateral basis, and potential collaboration channels. Similarly, this year the heads of both plants have actively participated in the Local Information Committees convened by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (MINETUR), providing the information required at all times.
Cooperation agreements between then news agencies and press associations most representative of the Plants’ surroundings have been renewed, and they are used to promote the training and specialisation of Information Science final year students on nuclear sourced electricity production. A nuclear technology course for communications media professionals was held at the Trillo installation, which is run annually.
The divulgence of information by CNAT on nuclear energy and plant operations, is reflected in the 8,473 visitors received this year at the Information Centres, 4,113 at Almaraz and 4,360 at Trillo. Between the two centres a total of 992,529 visitors have attended the installations at Almaraz and Trillo since they began operating in 1977 and 1981 respectively.
The CNAT website also contributes to this communication task (www.cnat.es) and the corporate blog www.energiaymas.es, where information is provided related to the activity of the plants and their environments.
In addition, the commitment of the plants to their neighbouring communities is reflected in collaborative arrangements that have been renewed during 2014 in the economic, social and environmental spheres, and in educational projects.
To ensure continuous improvement in the quality of products and associated services, CNAT ensures that its suppliers are aware of and participate in the work processes and protocols of the company.
Trading volume in 2014 was €361.5 M. 92.3% (765) of the total number of suppliers identified (829) with contract awards, corresponded to domestic suppliers.
