Natural Resources committee  Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for the invitation. I'll start by apologizing to the translator, because my accent normally causes a bit of interest, but I'll try my best.

Natural Resources committee  Obviously I've listened with interest to the searching questions the committee has already asked of the regulator, so I don't intend to reprise all of that. Let me start by introducing what Bruce Power is. I'm sure you may be aware of some of these facts. We are Canada's only pr

Natural Resources committee  Actually, that was discussed at some length. It was simply a transposition error. It wasn't an error in the calculation. It was a transposition between one document and another.

Natural Resources committee  It didn't affect the calculation.

Natural Resources committee  There are probably three questions in there—

Natural Resources committee  —so let me start with the first one. We did consult, but it was against a framework, as I said earlier, of what we intended to do. Later this commission will hear from mayors in the municipality of our facility, and those people were consulted through many of our normal activiti

Natural Resources committee  Well, obviously everything that's done under security in the Nuclear Safety and Control Act is done in camera for obvious reasons, to protect our nuclear installations. But typically, we're asked to provide assurances on what security arrangements are in place for the movement. W

Natural Resources committee  Yes. Obviously the responsibility for safety throughout is mine. We are the proponent, so Bruce Power has the responsibility for that. We've clearly engaged people who have experience and expertise in those areas, so there are firms that have been engaged to manage the transport.

Natural Resources committee  We still have responsibility for everything. The point I make is that whether or not it's good weather to set sail in, as captain we are responsible. We are the proponent, and we understand our obligations in that regard.

Natural Resources committee  I believe the question relates to the decommissioning plan for a facility. When you're granted an operating licence in Canada, you also have to deal with the construction, operation, and eventual decommissioning. It's not specific in terms of how you treat the waste. The key part

Natural Resources committee  Sorry, I should have explained that Studsvik has two facilities. I was trying to explain their international reputation. The facility in the U.S. is not equipped to do this activity. They have different business streams. The facility in the U.S. does not do separation of steam ge

Natural Resources committee  Yes, we do. One of the approvals for this vessel includes that they have regulatory approvals, and maintaining adequate insurance is a part of that. Effectively the insurance is taken out by the company that does the work. We, of course, have to pay the premiums for that as part

Natural Resources committee  Of course, the first approval is the one that we received from CNSC. That forms the basis of our request of others. So yes, we have applied. We're in the application process as necessary. There are a number of approvals that we require in stages. For example, the road transport o

Natural Resources committee  No, I don't know if anyone in our company said we wouldn't do it if it wasn't an EA. That's not the point. The point is that a regulatory certainty is a key part of doing anything in my business. The regulations have been assessed. There is nothing unless there actually is an env

Natural Resources committee  That's correct, for this level of activity.