Require the completion and disclosure of quantitative groundwater and surface water modeling for the Melgund watershed before finalizing the scope of the Impact Statement.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission characterizes risks to hydrogeology and surface water quality as 'low' based on preliminary, non-quantitative screening data. For the residents of Melgund, who rely entirely on private wells and local water bodies, 'preliminary' confidence is insufficient. The filing admits that quantitative modeling is incomplete, yet it uses these early conclusions to justify excluding certain components from further assessment. Providing this data now is an opportunity to build community trust and ensure that the Impact Statement is targeted at the actual risks to the local water supply. The expected result is a baseline established on empirical evidence rather than optimistic projections."
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.