Require the Proponent to define the specific waste inventory as a Valued Component (VC) and provide a definitive policy statement on the permanent vs. temporary status of intermediate-level waste.
Strategic Rationale
"The filing highlights community uncertainty regarding whether intermediate-level waste will remain permanently at the site. The environmental risk profile and long-term monitoring requirements of the repository change significantly if intermediate-level waste is included in the permanent inventory. For the Melgund community, clarity on the 'source term' is essential for assessing long-term environmental safety and land use. This is an opportunity for the Proponent to provide transparency and address a major source of community concern, leading to a more accurate and accepted environmental impact statement."
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.