Require the Proponent to provide a conceptual framework for the 70-year extended monitoring period, specifically identifying the thermal and radiological indicators that will be tracked post-operation.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission defers the scope of the 70-year extended monitoring program until the end of the Operations phase. For a community like Melgund, which lacks a permanent municipal government to oversee long-term corporate commitments, this deferral creates significant uncertainty regarding intergenerational safety. Establishing these Valued Components (VCs) now allows the community to understand what 'safety' looks like in the long term. This is an opportunity for the Proponent to substantiate their 'high level of confidence' in the repository's performance with concrete, measurable parameters. The expected result is a more robust baseline that includes long-term environmental stability indicators, providing the community with the transparency required to evaluate the project's legacy."
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.