Natural Resources committee  Yes, a staff member participated in the conference call. The discussion was around the theoretical possibility of augmenting supplies from reactors. These were not isotopes that were currently available that could be diverted to meet the needs of Canada at the time. The discussion was that given the other reactors in the world that could potentially produce isotopes, was there a possibility of either preventing scheduled maintenance planned at that time, or augmenting supply.

Natural Resources committee  We can provide some additional information if the committee wishes, but it is not my understanding that supplies would have been available in Canada on the 18th. That was not my understanding of what was presented on that call. However, I was not a participant. We can get some additional information.

Natural Resources committee  No.

Natural Resources committee  I don't know if Dave would.

Natural Resources committee  That was indeed one of the factors that went into our recommendation of the $650-million limit. There was quite a wide range in that study of what the potential impacts might be, even in a worst-case scenario. We took that into account in coming up with the $650 million. There were really three key factors that went into that recommendation.