I do not know if it is fair to talk about a financial disaster in this case but the fact remains that the money spent for this project came from taxpayers.
Do you believe that these events would justify a comprehensive audit from your office in order to understand this situation better? Could we have done something to avoid this failure instead of wasting those huge sums of money?
Today, in 2008, we end up with an old reactor that is close to 60 years old. We have no short-term solution since the MAPLE project has been canceled but we still need a supply of medical isotopes. Some have said that the license could be extended until 2016. Indeed, according to the testimony of MDS Nordion, the situation would be less troublesome by 2016. Do you not think that this deserves an in-depth study in order to see how this matter has been concluded on a financial and contractual basis?