Challenge the statement that there is 'no evidence' of landslides or liquefaction by requiring a forward-looking geohazard assessment that models slope stability and ground integrity over the repository's full lifecycle.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission relies on a lack of current evidence to dismiss major geological risks, which is a 'negative proof' rather than a demonstration of safety. Melgund Township requires positive confirmation that the land will remain stable over thousands of years, particularly given the proximity to 'inferred' fracture zones. Requesting active modeling of these hazards provides the community with evidence-based assurance of long-term land stability, rather than relying on a simple absence of current problems."
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.