Request immediate characterization of 'gently inclined and water-conducting features' in the Revell batholith prior to the Impact Statement, rather than deferring this to future licensing phases.
Strategic Rationale
The Proponent's submission explicitly identifies fractures as the 'primary potential pathway for radionuclide release' yet categorizes the study of their geometry as 'future planned work.' For Melgund Township, where residents rely entirely on untreated local aquifers and surface water, the integrity of the geological barrier is the only protection against contamination. Allowing the Impact Statement to proceed without a validated model of these water-conducting features creates an unacceptable risk of approving a site based on incomplete safety data. This gap must be closed to ensure the baseline data accurately reflects the vulnerability of local water systems.
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.