Natural Resources committee  Yes, I would assume that's a property loss.

Natural Resources committee  I would just perhaps refer you to an earlier part of the report, on page 8. The study realizes that, and I quote from this: “These sites”--Gentilly and Darlington--“are considered representative of the medium range of the potential costs because of their characteristic designs, l

Natural Resources committee  I'll respond to that one. Yes, you're absolutely right. Under Three Mile Island there was an extensive lawsuit and finally the insurers did settle. It was a class action, and there was a settlement for psychological... I don't think it was called psychological trauma, but in that

Natural Resources committee  The total loss was $40 million, and most of that I think was economic loss. I think the actual psychological trauma component of it was small.

Natural Resources committee  The report you are referring to was published in 2003. It deals with design basis accidents. The likelihood of accidents of that kind is higher than for catastrophic accidents, but they are still—

Natural Resources committee  There again, it is the commission that regulates the facilities. The risk remains the same. If the risk exceeds the limits of what we call design basis accidents, the facility does not receive its licence.

Natural Resources committee  This is probably a question that the CNSC should answer, but essentially, the way we understand it is that, during its environmental assessment and before a plant can have its licence, the CNSC has to consider design-basis accidents. The plants have to be designed in such a way t

Natural Resources committee  Yes, I would like to get more clarification on what you mean by scope.

Natural Resources committee  Again, I can tell you in scope what damages it would cover.

Natural Resources committee  Essentially, we've expanded the scope under Bill C-20. Under the current Nuclear Liability Act it was basically limited to bodily or personal injury and property damage. With revisions to the international convention, we've seen that this has not given enough direction to the cou

Natural Resources committee  I prefer to wait for questions.

Natural Resources committee  I was invited here as an individual and I don't have a presentation. I can speak to the act and what it proposes if you want, but I anticipated being here to answer any questions.

Natural Resources committee  Okay.