An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River  Mr. Chair, the answer to that is, yes, we will.

An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River  Mr. Chair, at no time did we knowingly conceal anything. As I mentioned earlier, from a personal integrity point of view, since I am the licence holder and I am the person who is ultimately accountable for the safety of my people on that site, the safety of the site, the faciliti

An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River  Mr. Chair, I am not familiar with the stories that the member is quoting so I am really not in a position to comment on them. All I can do is reinforce my commitment to safety that is supported by a demonstrated track record in that regard.

An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River  Mr. Chair, when it became known to me that the opinion of CNSC staff was that I was outside my licensing basis, which is an entirely different thing from safety, it is a legal licensing basis issue which links with the safety case, but when it became known to me that I was outsid

An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River  Mr. Chair, I was going to conclude by saying that it can be both ways. I can be blamed for the shortage but I made a decision that I felt was safe and prudent and based on the information that was at my disposal at the time. It was a decision based on ensuring safety of the facil

An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River  Mr. Chair, the 120 days is a rough approximation of the time at risk argument that was added to the safety case. Essentially, what time at risk means is that the risk is acceptable for a period of time. That is roughly where it came from. In order for pump four to return to norm

An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River  Mr. Chair, I think the member is seeking guarantees. We believe we can do it but we are talking about machinery and equipment. We are talking about unforeseen things that happen as you execute a schedule. It is a complex piece of work that has to be done in sequence, so we will h

An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River  Mr. Chair, I want to make sure I understand the question correctly, but I will answer it this way. We do have a strong relationship with the CNSC staff. We work closely with them I believe. There are always opportunities for improvement but I think there is a strong, cooperative

An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River  Mr. Chair, it is somewhat speculative. If we take the path of not pursuing the act, pursing the safety case and a commission hearing, there are some uncertainties associated with that. I think it is fair to say probably the best case scenario would be at least two weeks before th

An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River  Mr. Chair, that really becomes an open-ended question without knowing specifically what any of those concerns would be. Because safety analysis is time consuming and somewhat complex, it could take anything from a week to, in some cases, a matter of months. The sort of safety ca

An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River  Mr. Chair, from the point in time that start-up is authorized, whatever triggers that, it typically takes about three days of start-up activities. That is important to ensure that the reactor is safe to operate. We cannot rush into it at this point in any case. We are coming ou

An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River  Mr. Chair, I did not personally notify any ministries. We have a corporate government affairs group and I cannot comment on what they may or may not have informed anybody of.

An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River  Mr. Chair, let me start by saying that the decision to keep the reactor in a shutdown state was the only safe and prudent decision available to me at the time based on the opinion of the CNSC staff that I was outside the licensing basis with the facility. If I had chosen at tha

An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River  Mr. Chair, I do not have an exact list of all the suppliers, but there are reactors in Europe. They do not have the capacity that NRU does. There is a reactor in South Africa, but again, it does not have the same capacity, based on our market intelligence, I guess we could say, t

An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River  Yes.