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Policy Department D: Budgetary Affairs
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The yearly costs displayed here add up to roughly DM 2 billion or EUR 1 billion over the complete
time. Compared to preliminary cost estimates performed by the nuclear operators RWE and E.ON (see
chapter 2.3) for their facilities these costs are comparatively small.
3.4.7. Workforce needs and qualifications
Practice
The following decisions governed EWN’s approach (EWN 2012a):
Personnel reduction at the start of decommissioning is necessary for budget optimization; social
aspects should be taken into account.
The former operator's personnel should manage the decommissioning project and perform tasks
itself, as far as possible.
No main contractor for the overall project implementation is necessarily required – contractors
only for special technical cases.
Timely site remediation for unused areas as a precondition for future reuse.
Creation of new projects/jobs improves personnel motivation and outlook.
EWN has established from its beginning the following basic rules:
The project planning tool has a module that translates work steps into needs for workforce and
their necessary qualifications. Amount and qualification profiles of employees were planned on
that basis.
Employees seeking continued employment had to apply for those jobs and had to complete the
necessary qualification courses.
As work scope, qualifications and job profiles change over time, the necessary extent and
qualifications of the workforce must be planned ahead and qualification measures initiated in a
timely manner.
Figure 28 illustrates the employed workforce at EWN over time.
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