When the minister appeared before the committee, it was rumoured that you were the one who had decided to shut down the Chalk River nuclear reactor for an extended period of time because of safety concerns and licensing compliance issues. The minister told the committee that the reactor met operational and licensing requirements and that it was in fact the Commission that decided to uphold the order to shut down the reactor for an extended period of time.I have read different reports of the proceedings and, once again, there are some grey areas. Mr. McGee, were you in fact the one who decided to uphold the order to keep the reactor off line for an extended period of time?
On February 5th, 2008. See this statement in context.