Request the Proponent provide localized, site-specific modeling for air quality, noise, and vibration impacts that accounts for the near-zero baseline of the Melgund unorganized territory.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission acknowledges that project activities such as blasting, site clearing, and construction have the potential for a 'moderate to high degree of adverse effects' on biophysical determinants of health. However, the filing concludes that residual effects will be 'negligible' based on standard industry practices. For the residents of Melgund, who live in a low-density, quiet environment, the transition from a near-zero baseline to industrial-scale noise and air emissions is significant. The Proponent must demonstrate how 'negligible' risk is calculated for this specific local context rather than relying on regional averages. This is an opportunity for the Proponent to improve the transparency of their risk matrix and provide the community with a realistic expectation of environmental changes."
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.