Challenge the statistical sufficiency of using only six deep boreholes to characterize the entire 40km x 15km Revell batholith as 'homogeneous' and request a justification for this sampling density.
Strategic Rationale
"The claim of 'homogeneity' is central to the Proponent's safety case and the selection of the site. However, extrapolating data from only six points across such a vast area introduces significant uncertainty regarding localized geological anomalies. The Environment Working Group must demand a more robust data set to verify that the rock quality at the specific repository site matches the general regional model. This will provide the community with greater confidence that the site selection is based on comprehensive evidence rather than broad generalizations."
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.