Natural Resources committee  That's right. All the insurance is provided to the operator.

Natural Resources committee  That's correct.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. I think there are a couple of considerations. When the whole regime was first established in the 1950s or 1960s, the concern was that there was not a lot of knowledge of this new technology, and insurers were very uncertain about being able to provide insurance to the

Natural Resources committee  No, not necessarily.

Natural Resources committee  On the issue of exclusivity, the reason that in Canadian and frankly all schemes of nuclear liability the operators are absolutely liable is that the intent is to ensure, number one, that it's easy for victims to claim compensation. There's no need to prove negligence and so on.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. The explanation here is that the operator is not liable for the damages sustained by the individual who may have caused an incident intentionally. However, the operator would continue to be absolutely liable for any third party damages. But the individual who actually

Natural Resources committee  That's correct. Excuse me, it's not necessarily terrorism, but any kind of--

Natural Resources committee  --sabotage, etc. That's right.

Natural Resources committee  It would be in a court of law.

Natural Resources committee  Because the focus of the legislation is on damage to other parties, so it's damage not to the owner, but rather to third parties.

Natural Resources committee  Exactly.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. The purpose of this provision is to ensure that when a new installation is brought into operation the operator has gone ahead and organized himself vis-à-vis third party liability. The provisions of his insurance, etc., would not come into force until such time as the

Natural Resources committee  That's it exactly.

Natural Resources committee  No. The legislation wouldn't make any difference between those. For example, if you were building a new nuclear reactor at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, that site would have to be designated by the government in order for it to come under this legislation. I guess yo

Natural Resources committee  That's right. That's the intent. It's so that everything is in order.