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Table 2 The option prioritization table for the Federal Government (FG)

From: The Ontario nuclear power dispute: a strategic analysis

Preference Statements

Explanation

-3

The most important thing for FG is not to support AECL, and not to invest more money into it.

2

Next, FG prefers to privatize AECL.

-1 & -2 & -3 & 4

FG mostly prefers that OG buys its reactors from AECL.

-1 & -2 & -3 & -4 & -5

It prefers that both governments take no action.

2 & 4

Next, it prefers to privatize AECL and prefers OG to buy its reactors from AECL.

1 & 4

Next, it would like to sell less than half of AECL’s stocks and OG to buy its reactors from AECL.

3 & 4 & -5

After that, it prefers the case that it supports AECL, and OG buys its reactors from AECL.

3 & -4 & -5

It next prefers the situation in which it supports AECL, and OG waits.

-1 & -2 & -3 if 5

If OG makes a foreign purchase, FG prefers to do nothing.

6

Redesigning the reactors by AECL is one of its least priorities.

-7

AECL working on the DUPIC project is also of less importance for FG.