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The article tackles the issues surrounding the Maples project. The perceived failure of Maple 1 and Maple 2 as reactors is blamed to Canada's nuclear regulator and sometimes to the Canadian government since it canceled the project before crucial technical questions had been resolved. The problem related to the calculation of the power coefficient of reactivity (PCR) being resolved by the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) is discussed. Also mentioned is the shortage of medical isotopes worldwide.

The author discusses Linda Keen, a nuclear watchdog in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada, who was fired by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission after she shut down a reactor whose safety was causing concern. The reactor makes more than half the world's medical isotopes and closing it down led to an acute shortage of these isotopes. The Canadian government stated that Keen's decision put lives at risk.

The author discusses Linda Keen, a nuclear watchdog in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada, who was fired by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission after she shut down a reactor whose safety was causing concern. The reactor makes more than half the world's medical isotopes and closing it down led to an acute shortage of these isotopes. The Canadian government stated that Keen's decision put lives at risk.