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VPEVerband der Personalvertretungen der Schweizerischen Elektrizitätswirtschaft
Position on security and safety in the nuclear energy sector
Dr. Bernd Frieg
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Demographic change in
the Electricity Industry
Study 2008
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Letter to the Members of the Euro-pean Parliament, Oct. 13th, 2010
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Final Report January 2011
- Comment: Translations are often provided much later!
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European Social Partnership - 2011
Brüssel
• Sectoral Social Dialogue Meeting Electricity (Vizepräsidium) –4. März, 18. Okt. 2011 / Working Group + 23. Juni, 6. Dez. 2011 / Plenary Meeting
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JointPosition
on Securityand Safety
in theNuclear sector
December 6th,2011
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1. Draft position submitted to Employers (eurelectric)
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August 2011
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Swiss Nuclear Power Plants
5 KKW – Installierte Leistung 3’200 MW
Jahresproduktion rund 26,5 Mrd kWh
Anteil an der gesamten Stromerzeugung rund 40 %
Durchschnittliche Verfügbarkeit rund 94 %
Kernkraftwerke Leibstadt (KKL) 1165 MWe BWR
Gösgen (KKG) 970 MWe PWR
Beznau-I (KKB-I) 365 MWe PWR
Beznau-II (KKB-II) 365 MWe PWR
Mühleberg (KKM) 355 MWe BWR
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Example of review of the draft text
• The circumstances in the nuclear power stations have had a direct impact on the health and safety of the workers concerned, employed in the power stations or active in emergency and disaster prevention services. They have been exposed to extremely high doses of radiation to safe the Japanese and world population from worse. The European social partners laud these workers for the work they have done.
Comment dated September 6th, 2011: It is not correct to talk about extremely high dosis, because non of the worker got more than 250mSv.
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2. Draft position submitted to Employers (eurelectric)
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November 2011
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JointPosition
on Securityand Safety
in theNuclear sector
December 6th,2011
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Late comment of a affiliate from Slovakia
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December 7th, 2011
Answerfrom the
secretariat dated
December 22nd, 2011
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The story goes on……(September 4th, 2012
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Request to the social partners to comment on the Euratom nuclear safety legislative
- Impact assessment -
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Highlights (1)
• The social partners for the electricity sector strongly believe that the nuclear industry needs to meet the highest levels of safety possible and consider that a European approach in this area is needed.
• We support the nuclear stress tests proposed by the European Commission, Council of Ministers and European Council and confirmed by an agreement between Member States, Commission and the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) on 25 May 2011 as they clearly contribute to this European approach.
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Highlights (2)
Security and Safety
•The nuclear industry needs to operate on a secure and safe basis. Given the potential impact of accidents, we strive towards the highest levels of safety for workers and the public. The nuclear stress tests should provide guidance on how to improve our performance in this area.
•The nuclear safety directive puts the prime responsibility for safety, including health and safety, on the operator. We recommend that relations with subcontractors are evaluated to ensure the highest levels of health and safety and appropriate training to prevent that subcontractors pose a risk to the industry.
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Highlights (3)
Transparency and Accountability
•Transparency and accountability are absolute necessities…..Trade unions and workplace representatives are to be informed about the stress test involving their workplace….. We recommend that social partners be one of the interlocutors of the nuclear (safety) regulatory bodies.
•The outcome of the tests should be considered between social partners. This will allow the trade union side to be informed of possible measures that need to be taken and their consequences for workers and for the safety and security of the nuclear facility.
•We recognise that the representatives of the trade unions and employers at nuclear power plants should be involved in the discussions……
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Highlights (4)
Health and Safety
•The accident in Fukushima Daiichi underlined the impact accidents can have on the workforce. Ensuring the highest levels of safety needs to dominate the operation of the industry. Trade union representatives should be involved in discussions about health and safety at all relevant levels of the companies (e.g. exploiting existing information and consultation bodies in the health and safety and training matters) and share information about those issues. Trade union representatives should have the possibility to be heard by the nuclear regulatory bodies on issues that have an impact on the health and safety of workers in the nuclear industry including waste disposal facilities.
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Highlights (5)
Decommissioning
•Once decommissioning is decided, appropriate measures need to be taken to ensure that the process of decommissioning is performed based on the highest safety levels. We note that decommissioning requires a long-term commitment to social dialogue, information and consultation, health and safety of staff. Dismantling a nuclear power station also requires measures to deal with the workers concerned directly or indirectly – as those working for subcontractors or suppliers –, the storage of waste, and the regional conversion that is needed especially where the nuclear power plant is a large employer.
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Highlights (6)
Skills
•In order to ensure the proper and safe functioning along the whole life-cycle of nuclear power plants, we need to tackle the issue of demographic change and ageing workforce in our sector. In the years to come, we could face skill shortages. As social partners we have addressed this most recently in our joint position on the European Energy Roadmap 2050 and in our contributions to the public consultations on the EU energy strategy 2020. We strongly believe that the issue should be taken into account in the forthcoming European Energy Roadmap 2050.
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Conclusions of the Joint Position (1)
European social partners invite:
•The European Commission to present the first results of the nuclear stress tests to the Electricity Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee at its earliest convenience and indicate if and how it takes this opinion into account.
•The European Commission to prepare an overview together with European social partners on the impact that future developments in the nuclear industry may have on employment and future skill needs.
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Conclusions of the Joint Position (2)
European social partners invite:
•The European Commission to present to the European social partners an overview of the impact of decommissioning on employment, skills and qualifications, and health and safety.
•The Commission to address properly the security and safety of workers and to evaluate the relations between operators and subcontractors in the upcoming nuclear safety directive to ensure the highest levels of health and safety and appropriate training to prevent subcontractors from posing a risk to the industry.
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PROCEDURE FOR PLATFORMSAND STATEMENTS IN THE SSD (1)
Proposal on platform and statements:
•The industriAll European Trade Union members of the SSD must propose and prepare possible platforms and statements in close cooperation with the Secretariat.
• The members of the SSD shall act in line with the policies and procedures as agreed by the Executive Committee and Congress.
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PROCEDURE FOR PLATFORMSAND STATEMENTS IN THE SSD (2)
Discussion on texts and information & consultation obligations towards affiliates:
•The Secretariat shall inform the affiliates, the Social Dialogue Committee (SDC) and the Executive Committee with regard to the platform and ongoing discussions. If this involves other sister organisations, cooperation will be sought. The Secretariat shall consult the affiliates on the proposed texts and give deadlines for comments. The comments received in time shall be communicated back to the affiliates and the SSD members involved, and shall be taken into consideration in further drafts.
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PROCEDURE FOR PLATFORMSAND STATEMENTS IN THE SSD (3)
Adoption of texts:
•The industriAll European Trade Union preparatory meeting shall discuss the comments before the SSD plenary meeting.
•The industriAll European Trade Union SSD members shall agree on the final text in line with EIWF policies.
•The industriAll European Trade Union Secretariat shall inform the affiliates, the Executive Committee and the Social Dialogue Committee.
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PROCEDURE FOR PLATFORMSAND STATEMENTS IN THE SSD (4)
If no agreement reached:
•The social partners of the SSD shall decide whether to re-start the procedure and the Secretariat shall inform the affiliates, the Executive Committee and the Social Dialogue Committee.
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