. the g lo be and mail . com / news / polit ics / otta wa - not ebook / ch alk - river - re actor - re pa ired - is ot ope - production - to - res ume / article 1 3 7 7 3 0 5 / ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁Cur ious ▁Case ▁of ▁Sa an ich ▁G ulf ▁Islands ▁a ▁small ▁scale ▁version ▁of ▁what ▁" Pierre ▁P out ine " ▁did ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁election . ▁https :// www . the g lo be and mail . com / news / polit ics / the - cur ious - case - of - sa an ich - g ulf - is lands / article 5 5 0 1 8 7 / ▁ ▁A E CL ▁falls ▁under ▁L unn ' s ▁management ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Energy ▁and ▁Natural ▁Resources . ▁The ▁re actor ▁shut down ▁caused ▁problems ▁with ▁supply ▁short age ▁of ▁medical ▁radio is ot op es , ▁which ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁testing ▁to ▁determine ▁whether ▁a ▁patient ▁has ▁a ▁disease . ▁Canada ▁produces ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁the ▁world ' s ▁supply . ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁passed ▁emer gency ▁legisl ation ▁in ▁mid - Dec ember ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁with ▁un anim ous ▁support , ▁to ▁get ▁NR U ▁restart ed ▁quickly . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁no ▁backup ▁re actor ▁for ▁NR U ▁since ▁NR X ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁in