Natural Resources committee  That's correct.

Natural Resources committee  That's correct.

Natural Resources committee  What we did initially was a discussion paper on the issue. We consulted the stakeholders. Based on that, we moved forward and identified the limit of $650 million, but in assessing the limit and seeing whether it was appropriate, we also had the CNSC commission this study.

Natural Resources committee  That's correct.

Natural Resources committee  We're looking at the limits in the International Atomic Energy Agency convention. That's right.

Natural Resources committee  That's right.

Natural Resources committee  No, we didn't.

Natural Resources committee  I think the philosophy was that the limit would be addressing foreseeable risks associated with design-basis accidents as opposed to severe or catastrophic risks.

Natural Resources committee  I think our rationale was that we understood that the act would not address a severe accident in terms of the liability limit. The legislation addresses any kind of an accident that would happen, but in terms of the liability limit, we set an amount that was based on an international standard and reflected insurance capacity and other parameters.

Natural Resources committee  We had recommended the $650 million limit based on the international standard as well as the capacity of insurance that was available and the inflation associated with the liability limit in the existing act. Then we felt it was necessary to take a look at a design-basis accident to see what the results of it would be vis-à-vis the $650 million recommendation—how the two related.

Natural Resources committee  In the event that there was contamination that travelled to the United States and there was damage in the United States, U.S. victims would be able to make a claim against our legislation under our legislation.

Natural Resources committee  No. What this legislation does is provide a means for Canadian victims to obtain compensation and any countries where we do have a reciprocal agreement.... We do have a reciprocal agreement with the United States now, such that American victims would be able, under the existing legislation, to come and make claims against our existing legislation.

Natural Resources committee  This bill also provides for reciprocal arrangements.

Natural Resources committee  It is in clause 64.

Natural Resources committee  What the study described was a situation where there was controlled venting of radionuclides after an incident, but the contamination was controlled, contained.