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CANDU--Putting Canadians to Work (Keewatin) |
1) Contributes $4.5 billion to Canada's GDP annually
2) Maintains 30,000 high quality jobs in over 150 Canadian companies
3) Adds $700 million in federal income and sales taxes annually
4) Produces a 'net' export industry - recently approaching $1 billion per year
5) Creates spin-off technologies to the robotics, aerospace and, telecommunications and engineering industries
6) Is a world leader in the production and supply of medical,industrial and food processing isotopes
7) Is the world's leading supplier of uranium, for zero-emission electricity production
Reprinted courtesy of AECL Ltd.