Challenge the Proponent's definition of the ALARA principle, specifically the text's assertion that mitigation will take 'social and economic factors into account' regarding releases to air, water, and soils.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission explicitly states that the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principle will balance safety against 'economic factors.' For Melgund Township, which is located directly adjacent to the site, this introduces an unacceptable risk that financial cost-saving measures could justify higher permissible levels of environmental contamination. We must demand that 'economic factors' be removed from the safety equation for air and water quality standards affecting our unorganized territory. The expected result is a binding commitment to technical safety limits that are not diluted by the Proponent's budgetary constraints."
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.