Natural Resources committee  The ultimate goal for us is to bring more S and T to the site. That's the ultimate goal of this model, for us to improve on efficiencies of delivery, improve the infrastructure so there aren't those frustrations on old equipment and facilities, and think in a more business develo

Natural Resources committee  Right. I think, Cheryl, you're talking about what we're doing to divest the manufacturing and machine shops. We have about 40 or 50 people right now whose main task and the vast majority of their work is to maintain the NRU reactor. That reactor is going to be closed down permane

Natural Resources committee  We continue to support the CANDU technology either directly to the utilities or through COG. You stated earlier, and you're correct, that SNC-Lavalin owns that technology now. They bought that. We have agreements, and we continue to support and do the research, do life extension

Natural Resources committee  I think the jury is still out on that, to be honest with you. There are a lot of thoughts floating around, but in general, the world is looking at the real possibility of using modular reactors. It's a bit of a new approach rather than building and having that huge investment, th

Natural Resources committee  How do we still connect then to...?

Natural Resources committee  The very simple explanation that we like to say is that AECL tells us the what and then we figure out the how. Although it is in consultation, we all realize that a lot of good thinkers in the room can come up with a better what, but ultimately it is their decision. We put togeth

Natural Resources committee  I hear the question as being as to what we are doing about talent retention so that we can maintain our position here and support the technology that's a bit stand-alone compared to the rest of the country. We have a very active program right now where we are attracting the best

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, for the opportunity to appear before you today. Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, CNL, is Canada's leading nuclear science and technology organization and is world renowned for its role in developing peaceful and innov