Request the immediate installation of baseline acoustic and light-pollution monitoring stations within Melgund Township (Dyment/Borups Corners) to establish current ambient levels before site preparation.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission lists noise, vibration, and light as 'intermediate components' that inform the assessment of impacts. However, the filing focuses on host community members located 12 km away, while Melgund residents are significantly closer to the proposed Revell site. Establishing local baseline data is essential to protect the rural character of the township. This recommendation provides the Proponent with a defensible data set to distinguish project-related disturbances from natural variations. Accurate baselines will allow for the development of specific mitigation strategies, such as directional lighting and sound baffling, ensuring the project's environmental footprint is minimized for its nearest neighbors."
Source Context
Understanding the Impacts of Nuclear Waste on our Community
This digital archive houses the public comments submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada regarding Project 88774: The Nuclear Waste Management Organization Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project. The impact assessment is led jointly by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. This archive preserves community perspectives, concerns, and observations shared during the assessment process, particularly in relation to Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario and the communities of Dyment and Borups Corners who are the closest and most impacted of all in the process.