Thank you, Madam Chair.
Allow me to welcome the witnesses joining us for the second hour of this meeting.
My first question is for Dr. Ramana.
Dr. Ramana, thank you for joining us at this very early hour. Proponents of small modular reactors argue that they can be made more cost‑effective through economies of scale that can be achieved by mass manufacturing in plants.
During the last few meetings of this committee, we met with several stakeholders in the nuclear industry, but none of them was able to give us an idea of how many small modular reactors would have to be sold to cover the costs of their development, plant construction and approval by the relevant authorities. I know you've been looking at this issue.
Earlier, we got an answer from a representative of Ontario Power Generation, who told us that 10 to 12 would have to be sold. That's the first time we've had an estimate.
What are your comments on that?