Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

These challenges are the completion and licensing of the Dedicated Isotope Facility (DIF), the development and licensability of the Advanced CANDU Reactor (ACR) in time for the market requirement, and the replacement of aging facilities at Chalk River Laboratories (CRL): • Dedicated Isotope Facility. [...] The activities of the nuclear platform are conducted primarily at the Chalk River Laboratories (CRL); these include various facilities that are used to conduct research and development to support the existing CANDU reactors and the advancement of the ACR technology. [...] These challenges are the completion and licensing of the Dedicated Isotope Facility (DIF), the development and licensability of the Advanced CANDU Reactor (ACR) in time for the market requirement, and the replacement of aging facilities at Chalk River Laboratories (CRL). [...] In the 2006–07 Summary Corporate Plan, the cost of acquiring and completing the project was estimated at about $130 million, with in-service dates of October 2008 for the first reactor and the fall of 2009 for the second reactor. [...] The government initiated action to address the root cause of issues regarding the structure and mandate of AECL, market acceptance of the Advanced CANDU Reactor (ACR), and immediate short-term funding requirements of the Chalk River site.