Challenge the Proponent's assertion that the project will 'safeguard... human health' by requiring a detailed gap analysis of emergency response capabilities within Melgund Township.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission justifies the project as the 'safest' method to 'safeguard human health.' However, Melgund Township is an unorganized territory with zero local emergency services (no fire, police, or ambulance). Reliance on distant regional hubs (Ignace/Dryden) creates unacceptable response times for an industrial nuclear facility. To validate the claim that health and safety can be safeguarded, the Proponent must demonstrate 100% self-sufficiency in emergency response, rather than relying on non-existent local capacity."
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.