Government Operations committee  I got a phone call from the deputy general in NRCan, who said, let's get going.

Government Operations committee  Approximately 300 new jobs will be created as a result of vote 35 over the next six months within AECL, and approximately 150 new jobs will be created in the surrounding area.

Government Operations committee  Yes, we have broken down our Project New Lease into many smaller projects, and we have scorecards that measure the operating performance against the plans. We report against that at the management team on a monthly basis, and at the board on a quarterly basis. For the ACR, we r

Government Operations committee  The $72 million is part of the $351 million appropriation, or one-time funding, that we've received. It's $25 million related to the decommissioning of the dedicated isotope facilities and $47 million related to the isotope supply reliability program.

Government Operations committee  Yes, it is.

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I will abbreviate my remarks to reflect the time availability. First of all, Mr. Chairman and honourable members, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to be here today to discuss approved vote 35 funding of $222 million provided to AECL.