Our best guess for the Canadian neutron centre would be somewhere in the $800 million to a billion dollars, but we can't give you a hard number without actually doing a proper design study, which is the first responsible step. It's goes back to that MAPLE thing, where the number was decided and then the project was built. What we want to do is do this right, have a proper engineering study and consultation with all the stakeholders so we make sure we build a facility that addresses everybody's issues, cost it properly, and then come to you and say what it's going to cost, and we will deliver it under budget rather than nickel-and-diming you all the time. We don't want to do that.
On October 21st, 2009. See this statement in context.