Require the Proponent to develop a specific 'Neighbor Impact Mitigation Plan' for Melgund that addresses the 'perceived risks' and social stigma mentioned in the filing, including a Property Value Protection Program.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission categorizes project impacts as 'perceived risks,' which minimizes the very real economic and social consequences for the closest neighbors in Dyment and Borups Corners. The proximity of the DGR creates a unique socio-economic stigma that can depress property values and deter future residential or small-business investment in the township. By formalizing a mitigation plan that includes financial protections, the Proponent can move beyond aspirational 'Reconciliation' language and provide tangible security to the residents who live less than 10km from the proposed nuclear waste site."
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.