They are trying to drag Lunn out of his hidey-hole, but nobody can find him! This article sheds a bit more light on the Harper-Keen battle, and it's quite interesting.
One thing in the article is a statement that the CNSC refused to do a 'pre-review' on the new design that AECL whipped up. I was sort of involved in that blow-up. It was more than a year ago, when I was doing some CSA work, that I discovered the CNSC was engaging in some early work on looking at the AECL ACR. They were writing in some requirements that only the ACR and Candu could handle.
I flew off the handle, since this would negate our negotiating position, of looking at other nuclear design vendors. In fact, all my work at the CSA was in trying to keep these options open. I screamed up the line, which resulted in communication with the CNSC, and they totally stopped all that.
Now, it's being stated that the CNSC is being particularly nasty to AECL by not doing any pre-review. This is garbage, since they would have to engage in a formal procedure, and have it open to all vendors. And believe me, the CNSC doesn't have the manpower or talent for this. When she came in, Linda engaged in a giant purge of anybody who could think.
So, Linda digs in, Lunn is in his Saddam-hole, and life goes on...
2 comments:
You said: When she came in, Linda engaged in a giant purge of anybody who could think.
Care to elaborate?
The CNSC used to have a lot of bright minds, and specialists in their fields. For a while, a lot of us would rely on them digging out issues that we knew existed. Ms. Keen came in and things changed. She didn't have a technical clue about anything (being a political person), and I think she didn't want anybody knowing more than her! :)
I'm not saying anything, but a lot of people flew out the door. To say she did it, would imply she actually did something. I'm also not saying that the CNSC is bereft of talent, since they must have somebody, somewhere.
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