Mr. Lunn appeared at a Commons committee yesterday and sought to re-assure Canadians that, despite the damage to its reputation, AECL remains a world- class vendor of nuclear reactors. "We have the ability to create a Canadian champion here," he told MPs, adding that the government is looking at a range of restructuring options and that a sale is not a foregone conclusion.
In fact, many observers expect Ottawa to retain an ownership stake and bring in a private sector partner, particularly if the company wins the competition to build at least two new reactors in Ontario.
The minister said the AECL's problems with the Maple - a 10-megawatt reactor designed to produce radioisotopes - do not reflect on the company's ability to design and construct large-scale power reactors....
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