Natural Resources committee  Yes.

Natural Resources committee  It's on campus.

Natural Resources committee  It's in the building. I did time in Alberta. I graduated from the University of Alberta, please. I know exactly what you're talking about. In fact, it's working very well.

Natural Resources committee  And we have École Polytechnique of Montreal. I think Dalhousie just signed the process of decommissioning. It has been running for 20 years or so. It's been running as a research facility and hundreds of students went through it. The fact that people don't know about it is good news.

Natural Resources committee  The way I read the proposal right now, the way it's being consulted, it will not affect our public hearing and our public consultation.

Natural Resources committee  I don't have the figures right here. But going over two years is not only a function of us; it's a function of proponents for a variety of reasons. They stop the clock, consult with other departments, etc. Many did go over. But in terms of lapsed time, from our perspective, by and large, it's been less than two years.

Natural Resources committee  That's not the way the program runs. We announce a public hearing, and anybody who thinks they have some value-added to bring in front of the commission can apply.

Natural Resources committee  They won't, to my knowledge.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, we were. It's not going to affect us much. I have to explain. Take a new uranium mine. We are dealing with uranium mines from cradle to grave. It means a 60- to 70-year relationship with a mine, with the mining operation, and with the community that lives around it, so we have always done environmental assessments.

Natural Resources committee  We believe we can do that—absolutely.

Natural Resources committee  Oh, no. We've just released a regulatory document that at very high level and in general terminology does define the minimum criteria. Mr. Howden, you may want to jump in.

Natural Resources committee  On your first question on the total liability, all I will give you is what I have read in the press. I think the latest figure I read in the press is that the total cost is estimated to be $100 billion. That's for everything: cleaning up the communities, the infected communities, and the facility itself, etc.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. The way a pre-license review takes place is that we get to know each other, because a lot of these brand new designs have not been built anywhere before. As a result, there's no practical demonstration of this technology as yet. In fact, that's why I think the Americans are now in the process of trying to build such a prototype, to see how it performs in reality.

Natural Resources committee  Good morning, Mr. Chairman, and committee members. My name is Michael Binder. I am the president of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. It is indeed a pleasure to accept your invitation to be here today to explain what the CNSC is involved in and how it relates to the committee's study of resource development in Northern Canada.

Natural Resources committee  I do not know. I think your question would be better directed to Bruce Power.