what percent of total full-time employees are in entergy nuclear operations?
part i item 1 entergy corporation , domestic utility companies , and system energy employment litigation ( entergy corporation , entergy arkansas , entergy gulf states , entergy louisiana , entergy mississippi , entergy new orleans , and system energy ) entergy corporation and the domestic utility companies are defendants in numerous lawsuits that have been filed by former employees alleging that they were wrongfully terminated and/or discriminated against on the basis of age , race , sex , and/or other protected characteristics . entergy corporation and the domestic utility companies are vigorously defending these suits and deny any liability to the plaintiffs . however , no assurance can be given as to the outcome of these cases , and at this time management cannot estimate the total amount of damages sought . included in the employment litigation are two cases filed in state court in claiborne county , mississippi in december 2002 . the two cases were filed by former employees of entergy operations who were based at grand gulf . entergy operations and entergy employees are named as defendants . the cases make employment-related claims , and seek in total $ 53 million in alleged actual damages and $ 168 million in punitive damages . entergy subsequently removed both proceedings to the federal district in jackson , mississippi . entergy cannot predict the ultimate outcome of this proceeding . research spending entergy is a member of the electric power research institute ( epri ) . epri conducts a broad range of research in major technical fields related to the electric utility industry . entergy participates in various epri projects based on entergy's needs and available resources . the domestic utility companies contributed $ 1.6 million in 2004 , $ 1.5 million in 2003 , and $ 2.1 million in 2002 to epri . the non-utility nuclear business contributed $ 3.2 million in 2004 and $ 3 million in both 2003 and 2002 to epri . employees employees are an integral part of entergy's commitment to serving its customers . as of december 31 , 2004 , entergy employed 14425 people . u.s . utility: .

| Entergy Arkansas | 1,494 |
| :--- | :--- |
| Entergy Gulf States | 1,641 |
| Entergy Louisiana | 943 |
| Entergy Mississippi | 793 |
| Entergy New Orleans | 403 |
| System Energy | - |
| Entergy Operations | 2,735 |
| Entergy Services | 2,704 |
| Entergy Nuclear Operations | 3,245 |
| Other subsidiaries | 277 |
| Total Full-time | 14,235 |
| Part-time | 190 |
| Total Entergy | 14,425 |

approximately 4900 employees are represented by the international brotherhood of electrical workers union , the utility workers union of america , and the international brotherhood of teamsters union. .

nuclear_ops = 3245
total_ops = 14235
percent_nuclear_ops = nuclear_ops / total_ops
answer = percent_nuclear_ops * 100