Natural Resources committee  There are two kinds of financial guarantees that we ask from an operator. First of all, we ask for a financial guarantee for operations. If something goes wrong in the operation, there has to be enough money to repair whatever needs repairing. Similarly for decommissioning, there

Natural Resources committee  I wasn't there when that policy decision was made, but I think their idea was to separate the regulation from whoever established the appropriateness of the insurance. The Ministry of Natural Resources has been designated. We will provide technical advice on which facility has t

Natural Resources committee  If I understand the question correctly, you are asking me if terrorism is included. I think so.

Natural Resources committee  In my opinion, the dirty bomb scenario— This is again in Canada. A lot of people come here with this junk science, to be blunt, about a dirty bomb. First of all, in Canada, to try to create a dirty bomb, you would have to have access. It's very difficult to actually get your ha

Natural Resources committee  I have enough trouble with nuclear without trying to understand the insurance. I'm not qualified in this. We do not set up those details.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, I do. In fact, in the last few years we've ramped up to anticipate whatever new activity might come in this sector. We now figure that roughly, in a plateau, we have the right size for the current operation. Remember, a big part of our operation is cost-recovery from the in

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm pleased to be here today to discuss the role of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and Bill C-20. As you know, the CNSC is Canada's nuclear regulator. Nuclear regulation is exclusively in federal jurisdiction. We regulate all nuclear activities

Natural Resources committee  Within our existing standard, the leak is a little bit above their action standard. It's one one-thousandth of the actual limit they're not supposed to exceed.

Natural Resources committee  Never.

Natural Resources committee  Let me be absolutely clear. They did power the machine. Both machines were powered. Every time you turn on a nuclear thing, there are isotopes in there, but it's not the moly that we are talking about now.

Natural Resources committee  First, as you heard from the previous witnesses, they have to assess the extent of the so-called corrosion. That requires testing and they're now talking about actually going inside the vessel and checking all of this. They then have to come to us with a solution that will meet o

Natural Resources committee  I'd like Mr. Elder to answer this question, but I first wish to say that a repair plan has to be presented.

Natural Resources committee  That's right. For now, they're trying to assess the extent of the problem. They have not yet found out exactly the extent of the problem. They are now doing all the testing required to ascertain the extent of the corrosion--is it local, is it elsewhere--and the kind of repair on

Natural Resources committee  Absolutely.

Natural Resources committee  Absolutely. It is in a shutdown. Normally, by definition, a shutdown is a safer state than when the reactor is running.