Mr. Binder, everyone agrees that it is possible to upgrade the NRU reactor. I am not a nuclear energy expert, however it seems to me to make sense that one cannot indefinitely upgrade an old reactor. At some point in time, this will no longer be possible. If it could be indefinitely upgraded, then half a billion would not have been invested in the MAPLE reactor, and it simply would have been constantly upgraded. The decision to invest in MAPLE 1 and 2 was made for the purposes of continuity, in order to guarantee an isotope supply.
In order to reassure Quebeckers and Canadians, I would like you to tell us for how long upgrades to the NRU will be possible. One day, this reactor's life will come to an end. One cannot produce new material out of old material forever.