Table 2

Estimated percentage of working day spent in different parts of the power station for different categories of work

Area in power stationWork category2-150
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Conventional power station:
 Control room9555
 Workshop or stores252585201065510
 Administration offices75100205156575155550
 Turbine hall5105155
 Boiler house535105520205
 Materials handling1060510
 Off site1530
Nuclear power station:
 Control room9555
 Workshop or stores252585201065510
 Administration offices75100205156575155550
 Turbine hall5105155
 Reactor building54570101520205
 Off site1530
Pumped storage:
 Control room9555
 Workshop or stores10100551010
 Administration offices7510057050
 Turbine hall107010205
 Other areas1515155
 Off site1530
  • 2-150 1=NJM—managerial staff.

  • 2=NJC, NJB and NJIC—administrative and clerical staff.

  • 3a=NJIC—industrial staff, main plant (excluding control room).

  • 3b=NJIC—industrial staff, materials handling.

  • 3c=NJIC—industrial staff, stores.

  • 4a=NJB—engineering staff, main plant (excluding control room).

  • 4b=NJB—engineering staff, materials handling.

  • 4c=NJB—engineering staff, laboratory.

  • 5a=NJB and NJIC—control room staff working mainly in the control room.

  • 5b=NJB and NJIC—control room staff based in control room but also visiting other parts of plant.

  • 6=Other staff.