Challenge the Proponent to demonstrate 100% self-sufficiency for underground extraction, rescue, and major fire suppression, rather than relying on the 'refuge stations' and basic 'fire extinguishers' described.
Strategic Rationale
"Melgund Township (Dyment/Borups Corners) is an unorganized territory with ZERO local emergency services (No Fire, No Ambulance, No Police). The Proponent's submission details internal refuge stations but fails to address the external rescue capacity required for serious 'abnormal events' mentioned in the text. Reliance on distant regional services (Ignace/Dryden) creates unacceptable risk due to travel times. The Proponent must prove they do not rely on non-existent local capacity to ensure community safety is not compromised."
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.