Thank you.
Through you, Mr. Chairman, when the president of the CNSC was before this committee on November 17, he spoke of a so-called consensus to bury nuclear waste.
I understand that there is a provincial study under way in Ontario to examine a smarter way to deal with unused nuclear material: to recycle it. As we know, just 1% of the energy in a fuel rod is actually utilized during the time it's in the CANDU reactor. Unlike those of our nuclear competitors, the CANDU system is superior in that our technology can use reprocessed fuel from light-water reactors, and it can also be used for thorium.
I'm wondering whether Bruce Power and OPG would be supportive of a plan to recycle fuel if the technology is developed economically, or are OPG and Bruce Power committed to the DGR for fuel disposal?
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization was formed in 2002, and for over 14 years we've had significant technology advances. That's why I'm asking the question. That's for anyone.