Natural Resources committee  That's not the way we operate. Our commission is a very regulatory, if you like, quasi-judicial body, and the actual decision we take in writing--of being published, tabled--is the only decision that's valid. As a president of the commission, even if I wanted to do something, I c

Natural Resources committee  I wasn't there, so I really wouldn't like to comment on something that happened before my time.

Natural Resources committee  I think they were there about three times, if my memory serves me right. The most recent was last week, I think February 19, to bring us an update on the so-called leak that happened in December.

Natural Resources committee  I would like to set the record straight on this. As I said in my opening remarks, we were very surprised at the level of interest. Our offices knew about the leak almost instantly. If memory serves me, the leak happened December 5 and our office was informed December 6. Both orga

Natural Resources committee  It was because a leak was found, it was resolved, the NRU restarted, there were no problems, and the isotope production started again. As far as we were concerned, there was nothing to report.

Natural Resources committee  Again, I hate to rely on memory here, but—

Natural Resources committee  My understanding is that it has been isolated and managed in that sense, but I don't know if they actually went and soldered the leak.

Natural Resources committee  I wasn't there. I was in a different life, different job, minding my own business. I wasn't aware of any of this until January 2008.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. I am pleased to be here today to discuss nuclear regulation in Canada and the mandate of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. I've prepared short opening remarks. I understand they've been distributed. Accompanying me t

Natural Resources committee  AECL will come in front of us, and we'll argue the pros and cons, and interveners from the medical associations and governments can come and argue their case for and against. We will take all of this under advisement and make a decision.

Natural Resources committee  I'm sorry. I promise you that if you want me, I will be back.

Natural Resources committee  That is a very difficult question. It's a hypothetical question. We will have to weigh security and safety with health issues. That will be part of the process; the tribunal will have to make a decision. So I won't give you an answer now to a hypothetical question. We absolutely

Natural Resources committee  No, I do not have that data because these are trade secrets. There are companies out there, from MDS Nordion to a couple of other ones, who are trying to source the isotopes elsewhere. I know that Health Canada now is studying the issue. All we are looking into is whether a p

Natural Resources committee  Again, it's an excellent question. I can tell you we try to avoid overlap whenever we can. In Saskatchewan--it's funny you should mention it--we have a protocol with the Government of Saskatchewan to in fact not overlap, to do joint environmental assessment, labour safety, using

Natural Resources committee  Our experience has been that the provinces want us to be partners with them because we are the nuclear...exactly the mission you mentioned. Nuclear is a federal responsibility and it requires some specialized expertise.