Demand the Proponent provide a comprehensive Emergency Response Plan demonstrating 100% self-sufficiency for fire, medical, and security services at the Revell Site and the immediate Highway 17 corridor.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission outlines a 160-year project lifecycle involving site preparation and operation, but does not address the lack of municipal infrastructure in the immediate area. Melgund Township is an unorganized territory with zero local emergency services, meaning there is no local fire department, ambulance, or police force to respond to industrial accidents or traffic incidents. Reliance on distant regional hubs in Ignace or Dryden creates an unacceptable safety risk due to extended response times. The Proponent must demonstrate that they will not strain non-existent local resources and instead provide full emergency capacity. This is an opportunity for the Proponent to enhance local safety by potentially offering mutual aid to the community, thereby improving the project's social license and ensuring the safety of both workers and residents."
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.