Let me start with this. There are two principles, and principle number one—I agree with Ms. Gelfand—is that safety for the operators is our first priority always, and our plants are safe. It's built into our operation first and foremost. We understand very clearly that is our accountability to all Canadians. It's in our procedures. It's in our training. It's in our operations, just as you mentioned for pilots. It's in our DNA, quite frankly, and everybody in OPG understands that, and that's how we operate. That's a basic first principle.
The second principle, I would say, is that critical review is very important to the nuclear industry in that it improves operations and ensures safety. As operators, certainly at Ontario Power Generation we view ourselves as an open and transparent organization. Everything we do is there for anybody to see. I'd invite anybody here to come to see our operation. We regularly receive audits and reviews from many different groups, including the CNSC. The International Atomic Energy Agency, an international regulator, comes to look at our operations. We have the World Association of Nuclear Operators, the Institute on Nuclear Power Operations, and all the provincial ministries that govern our operation. There are many regulators that come to look at our operation, including our own internal audit structure as well.
All this critical input is very important and very essential to safe operation. That's a fundamental principle for nuclear power operations, and good regulation really means good operation, so we value the role of the regulator. We understand the regulator's mission and we respond to any input that the regulator has for us. Certainly, and very obviously, we comply with all the conditions and licence terms that are provided to us.
The CNSC has the ultimate authority with regard to our operation. Notwithstanding the fact that we operate safely, and that is our primary objective, the CNSC has that authority. They can issue orders, audits, oversight, and we value that.
The last thing I would say about the CNSC is they have site inspectors who are there all the time, continually reviewing our operation, so, yes, they perform audits. These are structured reviews of their program and licence conditions, but in addition to that, they have site inspectors and directors who are there all the time looking at our operation, ensuring compliance, and giving us feedback where they find issues. We promptly and immediately follow up on all that feedback where we find it. We see that as a critical part of safety.