In terms of nuclear energy technology, China is a very large player in all sectors, and clearly in the nuclear sector it is emerging to be likely one of the biggest players in the world.
I'll offer a personal view on it, so this is not a view that reflects the membership of COG. I believe the opportunity we have with China is to participate in their program rather than compete head-on with their program. I think Canada has a lot to offer in that regard throughout the supply chain as well as with the specific technology.
I can tell you that in the CANDU Owners Group, we've been very successful with China in regard to our knowledge, our leadership, and our management program. At COG we run this program that's three weeks in duration, and for one of the weeks it involves travelling to a nuclear site and observing what was learned in the classroom, regarding leadership and safety culture practices.
CNNO in China liked our program so much that they put 140 of their managers through that program over the last three years. That's a huge cost to them, because we charge about $10,000 or $11,000, and then there are all the travel and expenses that go with that, so it's about $20,000 a person. That's an area where they very much liked what we had to offer, and it's on the human side of the business. In the case of China, as they're growing very rapidly, their ability to sustain the knowledge base and the leadership capability is going to be one of their challenges. We could, through our knowledge and experience, help to bridge that gap. That's just one example where we could use or leverage the opportunity that China presents.