Respondents submit Phase 1 Proposals in response to the Nuclear Procurement Project Request For Proposals (RFP)

    TORONTO, May 9 /CNW/ - Infrastructure Ontario announced today that AREVA
NP, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and Westinghouse Electric Company have all
submitted Phase 1 Proposal Submissions as required by the RFP.

    Phase 1 Proposal Submissions will be evaluated for the following:

    -  Preliminary demonstration of the Respondent's capability to execute a
       plan to provide the support necessary for a successful construction
       license application
    -  Demonstration of a plan to deliver a successful safety case for a
       construction license application on schedule and in compliance with
       Canadian regulatory requirements
    -  Respondent's willingness and capacity to deliver the project
    -  Financial strength of the Respondent
    -  Legal position of the Respondent

    Respondents meeting an overall "satisfactory" rating for their Phase 1
Proposal Submissions will be invited to participate in Phase 2 of the RFP
Process. Additional documents setting out detail of Phase 2 of the RFP Process
are expected to be released in June.
    On March 7 the Ontario Government announced a two-phase competitive
procurement process to choose a preferred nuclear reactor vendor. A commercial
team, led by Infrastructure Ontario is managing the procurement process.
    Please visit
http://www.infrastructureontario.ca/en/projects/energy/nuclear/profile.asp to
learn more.

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For further information: Diane Flanagan, Infrastructure Ontario, (416)
212-1172