MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 16 /CNW/ - Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) is
announcing that, after careful review and analysis, it will discontinue
development work of the MAPLE reactors located at its Chalk River
Laboratories, effective immediately. This decision is based on a series of reviews that considered, among
other things, the costs of further development, as well as the time frame and
risks involved with continuing the project.