AECL to submit a plan to CNSC for the end of operation or for continued operation of NRU beyond 2016 by mid-2014

Also here is the link to the CNSC Transcript of Public Hearing for license renewal. One quite important point in the document is: "Additionally, CNSC staff recommend that AECL develop and submit for the approval of the Commission, by June 30th, 2014, a plan for the end of operation or for continued operation of the NRU reactor beyond 2016. This will ensure that there is a defined approach for the future of NRU well before the expiry of the proposed licence." The significance of this statement is that informs AECL that the uncertainty about the long term future of NRU reactor cannot go on for ever... (http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=as+part+of+the+new+five-year+licence%2C+aecl+required+submit+a+plan+by+june+30%2C+2014%2C+either+detailing+how+and+when+the+54-year-old+will+be+shut+down%2C+or+outlining+how+the+company+plans+to+keep+the+reactor+operating+beyond+the+end+of+the+licence+period+in+2016.&source=web&cd=7&ved=0CD4QFjAG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnuclearsafety.gc.ca%2Ffr%2Fcommission%2Fpdf%2F2010-06-08-Transcript-Hearing-AECL.pdf&ei=l3a1Tpj5Dcfn0QGKo-jRBw&usg=AFQjCNHNEAuz4W7kR6GbqR0MhPjjSUgtaA&cad=rja)