Ottawa puts CANDU reactor division up for sale

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Stephen Harper travelled the world pitching Canada's “state-of-the-art” – and state-owned – nuclear reactor technology, but finding no takers at home or abroad and facing record budget deficits, the Prime Minister is selling off the Crown-owned CANDUs.

The Harper government confirmed Thursday it is calling for bids on the reactor-wing of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.

With interest coming from a mix of foreign and domestic firms, opposition critics say they're concerned technology created at public expense is at risk of leaving the country.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-puts-candu-reactor-division-up-for-sale/article1403759/
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I am somewhat ambivalent about nuclear energy, but at a minimum Harper should have campaigned on this issue during the last election. I suspect some business friends of the Tory party will get a sweet deal, and some future retired PM will get a "watching brief".