Chapter 13. Personnel and economic data of the UJD

The results achieved by the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic (UJD) in the area of state supervision upon nuclear safety in 2000 were also backed up by the quality of work resulting from the UJD financial policy and personnel management. As of 31 December 2000, a staff of 82 in natural persons were in the employ of UJD, of which 30 women and 52 men. The total share of the employed women accounts for 36.6 %. Of total staff, 44 employees carried out a direct inspection activity of nuclear safety, of which 4 women. The staff education pattern had a direct impact on the professional level of UJD. As many as 77% of staff are university graduates, 21% received full secondary education, as did 2% secondary vocational education. The position of UJD as a central state administrative authority means also its independent position and action in the process of financial policy and budgeting in relation to the state budget. Funding of the performance of state supervision upon nuclear safety in 2000 was realised from public funds through UJD's chapter of budget. In addition to this financial resource, funding from assistance funds by the Swiss government under the projects SWISSLOVAK, SWISSUP, EVITA and IAEA projects was provided to beef up and complete lacking resources. The aggregate volume of expense drawn came to 73,222 th. slovak crowns (SKK) (including extra-budgetary funds). A sum of 69,135 th. SKK was expended toward the UJD current activities, while funds totalling 4,087 th. SKK were drawn to procure capital assets. Following the deduction of extra-budgetary funds running at 1,219 th. SKK, the actual draw down of public funds amounted to 72,003 th. SKK. According to the provided financial resource, the draw down in 2000 under the basic type classification spending in th. SKK was as follows: In the current budgetary expenditure structure, the highest share was held by payments for current transfers to abroad totalling 24,512 th. SKK, i.e. the contribution to the European Reconstruction and Development Bank for the Chernobyl shelter rehabilitation and the contribution to the IAEA Technical Co-operation Fund. 21,207 th. SKK were expended to procure goods and services, of which a sum of 6,450 th. SKK was used to fund solutions of scientific and technological development tasks by business entities. The decision-making process in the performance of the state supervision made it necessary to secure a variety of expert's opinions and studies for which UJD paid up a sum of 1,068 th. SKK. The other expenditures running at 10,759 th. SKK represent the cost of fare, procurement of goods and services for UJD performance, providing vehicle operation, property maintenance, payments for rented office room and other necessary inputs for UJD activity. Staff were paid 16,905 th. SKK in employment compensation and a sum of 5,896 th. SKK in related law-mandated insurance by the employer. A new approach to pay compensation of the inspector job applied during 2000 positively influenced the stabilisation of specialists - inspectors. Under the category of capital expenditures, the UJD budgetary means to procure 3,478 th. SKK worth capital assets. Of capital expenditures the following items were procured: (a) IS software 1,355 th. SKK; (b) purchase of furniture and office equipment 1,511 th. SKK; (c) of which: hardware and computer networks 1,156 th. SKK; (d) devices and equipment 39 th. SKK; (e) conversions to office and operational premises 573 th. SKK