Well? Are they?
Some businesses are suitable for the private sector -- selling burgers, or clothing, or appliances, or cars. But in any private enterprise, quality and efficiency comes second to making a profit. If a profit motive was introduced to our nuclear facilities by way of privatization, wouldn't it compromise safety?
"Political and industry sources suggest the Chalk River crisis was very timely for the government, breaking just as it mulled transferring AECL, and its voracious appetite for federal cash, to the private sector. The isotope issue allowed the government to impugn a regulator that has acted as an obstacle to that privatization."Because if they are, that's not good news.
Some businesses are suitable for the private sector -- selling burgers, or clothing, or appliances, or cars. But in any private enterprise, quality and efficiency comes second to making a profit. If a profit motive was introduced to our nuclear facilities by way of privatization, wouldn't it compromise safety?
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